The Topeka School Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ben Lerner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 157 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Topeka School Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ben Lerner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 157 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far apart were Adam and Jason born?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

2. What do the figures behind Adam’s eyes make him afraid of?
(a) A migraine.
(b) A manic episode.
(c) A fever.
(d) A seizure.

3. What is the word for the figures Adam sees behind his eyes?
(a) Stars.
(b) Floaters.
(c) Phosphenes.
(d) Amoebas.

4. How long does the narrator say it will take Adam to see the connection between Amber’s story and her actions?
(a) A month.
(b) An hour.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) 20 years.

5. What was Darren’s therapist’s response when Darren lost his job?
(a) He wanted to give Darren tools for managing his feelings.
(b) He was angry at Darren.
(c) He was angry at himself for not foreseeing him running into trouble.
(d) He was angry at the customer who got him fired.

6. What is the model of the bike Darren rides?
(a) A Huffy TrailMaster.
(b) A Bianchi Speedster.
(c) A Schwinn Predator.
(d) A Raleigh Diplomat.

7. What is the spread in debate?
(a) A technique for picking apart opponents’ arguments.
(b) A technique for misleading opponents’ arguments.
(c) A technique for scoring points by speaking at high speeds.
(d) A technique for refuting opponents’ arguments through inference.

8. What does Adam say these figures can trigger?
(a) Seizures.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Psychotic hallucinations
(d) Vomiting.

9. Where is Adam at the beginning of the novel?
(a) In a debate tournament.
(b) On a boat.
(c) In Taiwan.
(d) In a bed.

10. What does the narrator say is the result of the spread?
(a) Non sequiturs.
(b) Insight.
(c) Drivel.
(d) Labyrinths of logic.

11. Where does Darren say he feels safe?
(a) In Jonathan’s office.
(b) In his house.
(c) In tunnels of brush.
(d) Nowhere.

12. What was the first thing Darren’s powers supposedly manifested?
(a) A rainstorm.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A floorboard creaking.
(d) A car accident.

13. What did Jonathan and Jane leave at the museum when they left?
(a) Their coats.
(b) Their lunch.
(c) Their wallets.
(d) The books they had bought.

14. Who does Jane say was the first person to get her see the knowledge she might have been hiding from herself?
(a) Eric.
(b) Adam.
(c) Sima.
(d) Jonathan.

15. What was Dr. Erwood’s specialty at the Topeka Foundation?
(a) Psychopharmacology.
(b) Talk therapy.
(c) Psychophysiology.
(d) Recuperating lost boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ziegler carted away to, at the end of the story?

2. Who does the narrator say is from the town Adam goes to debate in?

3. What kind of gun did Darren have?

4. How did Darren believe he acquired magic powers?

5. What did Darren’s friends want him to do with Mandy?

(see the answer keys)

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