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

2. Where does Ziegler find the pill he ultimately swallows in the story?
(a) A zoo.
(b) A junk shop.
(c) On the street.
(d) A museum.

3. How old was Adam when he had his picture taken with Bob Dole?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

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

5. What does Darren’s mother complain about?
(a) Darren’s stealing.
(b) Darren’s appetite.
(c) Darren’s lying.
(d) Darren's disrespect toward teachers.

6. 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.

7. What does Ziegler hear, once he can understand this language?
(a) Contempt.
(b) Affection.
(c) The voice of God.
(d) Endless questions.

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

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

10. What story does Amber tell Adam, when he finds her?
(a) About competing in a debate tournament.
(b) About sneaking away from her father while he was still talking.
(c) About looking for him in a crowd.
(d) About drinking with her friends at a lake.

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

12. What did Darren see as a metaphor for the barrier between waking and sleeping?
(a) Trap doors.
(b) Windows.
(c) Plastic wrappers on meat.
(d) The paper banner cheerleaders held for football players.

13. Whose names did Bob Dole read at the high school debate tournament?
(a) The names of recent war dead.
(b) The names of retiring teachers.
(c) The names of prominent donors.
(d) The names of the finalists.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adam say these figures can trigger?

2. Where does Darren say he feels safe?

3. What did Darren find that he had dreamed about?

4. What real-life events did Jonathan’s therapist see in his feelings about the Ziegler story?

5. What is Adam’s relationship with Joanna?

(see the answer keys)

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