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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic is Adam debating in Russell High School?
(a) The Middle East.
(b) Juvenile crime.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Liberal democracy.

2. Where were Jonathan and his first wife married?
(a) In a Catholic church.
(b) On the beach.
(c) A country club.
(d) City Hall.

3. What kind of gun did Darren have?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A pellet gun.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A pistol.

4. Where did Jonathan see contempt coming from, which made him want to leave the Met?
(a) The guards.
(b) The other museum-goers.
(c) Jane.
(d) The sculptures.

5. What did Jonathan ask his subjects to do for his dissertation research?
(a) Sing scat songs.
(b) Read quickly.
(c) Debate him.
(d) Read gibberish.

6. Whose voice is asking the reader to explain what led to the picture of Adam with Bob Dole?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A student.
(c) A therapist.
(d) A parent.

7. Who was Jonathan about to leave, when he read the Ziegler story?
(a) His parents.
(b) His high school girlfriend.
(c) His second wife.
(d) His first wife.

8. What does Ziegler find he can understand, once he take the pill?
(a) The language of clouds.
(b) The language of things.
(c) The language of animals.
(d) The language of music.

9. When were Jonathan and his first wife married?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1954.

10. Where was Adam’s photo with Bob Dole displayed?
(a) In Bob Dole’s campaign literature.
(b) On the Russell high school website.
(c) On his high school’s message board.
(d) On the front page of the local paper.

11. How long was Adam unconscious after his concussion?
(a) Five hours.
(b) 15 hours.
(c) A month.
(d) Two weeks.

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

13. In Jane’s recollection, when did she discover she failed to purchase airline tickets for her trip?
(a) Two days before the trip.
(b) On the way to the airport.
(c) At the airport.
(d) The night before the trip.

14. What is Adam’s specialty in debate?
(a) Breadth of knowledge.
(b) Research.
(c) Cross examination.
(d) Framing.

15. What does Adam say spreads Americans?
(a) Smartphones.
(b) The 24-hour news cycle.
(c) Manipulative ads.
(d) Highways.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character in American literature does Jonathan compare his patient/film intern to?

2. What was the first thing Darren’s powers supposedly manifested?

3. Where does Ziegler find the pill he ultimately swallows in the story?

4. Who wrote the story about Ziegler?

5. How did Darren believe he acquired magic powers?

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