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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Sima’s family from?
(a) India.
(b) Los Alamos.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Iran.

2. What drugs had Jonathan and Jane taken when they went to the Met?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Acid.

3. Where does Jane say her abuse took place?
(a) On a trip.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) On a train.
(d) In her parents’ house.

4. Who has just left Adam, when his chapter opens?
(a) Amber.
(b) Darren.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

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

6. Who wrote the story about Ziegler?
(a) Hermann Hesse.
(b) Franz Kafka.
(c) Nikolai Gogol.
(d) Italo Calvino.

7. Where was Sima’s family from?
(a) India.
(b) Ecuador.
(c) Iran.
(d) Somalia.

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

9. Where was Jane giving a lecture when her friendship with Sima fell apart?
(a) The Topeka Foundation.
(b) The Kennedy Center.
(c) Washburn University.
(d) The 92nd Street Y.

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

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

12. Who of Adams friends and family could he recognize by name after his concussion?
(a) Sima.
(b) Jane.
(c) Jason.
(d) Jonathan.

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

14. Where is Darren when the novel begins?
(a) The Army Surplus store.
(b) A police station.
(c) A lake.
(d) The woods.

15. What took Adam to see Dr. Erwood?
(a) Depression.
(b) A suicide attempt.
(c) An outburst of violence.
(d) A concussion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jonathan see his dissertation research putting him in Ziegler’s position?

2. What is Darren doing at the beginning of the novel?

3. What does Adam say these figures can trigger?

4. How long was Adam unconscious after his concussion?

5. What does the narrator say Darren would use to ward off insults?

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