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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Darren go for hot water for free?
(a) Burger King.
(b) McDonalds.
(c) Taco Bell.
(d) Arby’s.
2. Where was Adam’s photo with Bob Dole displayed?
(a) In Bob Dole’s campaign literature.
(b) On the front page of the local paper.
(c) On his high school’s message board.
(d) On the Russell high school website.
3. Who does the narrator say is from the town Adam goes to debate in?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Bob Dole.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Grover Cleveland.
4. How far apart were Adam and Jason born?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 4 months.
5. Where would Darren put the things he had dreamed about and found?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) In the big pockets of his cargo pants.
(c) In a painted box he kept.
(d) In a duffel bag.
6. Who has just left Adam, when his chapter opens?
(a) Darren.
(b) Amber.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.
7. What took Adam to see Dr. Erwood?
(a) An outburst of violence.
(b) Depression.
(c) A concussion.
(d) A suicide attempt.
8. How old was Adam when he had his picture taken with Bob Dole?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.
9. Who of Adams friends and family could he recognize by name after his concussion?
(a) Jason.
(b) Sima.
(c) Jane.
(d) Jonathan.
10. Where does Darren say he feels safe?
(a) In his house.
(b) In tunnels of brush.
(c) In Jonathan’s office.
(d) Nowhere.
11. Where did Jonathan see contempt coming from, which made him want to leave the Met?
(a) The other museum-goers.
(b) Jane.
(c) The guards.
(d) The sculptures.
12. What did Darren’s friends want him to do with Mandy?
(a) Lay down.
(b) Debate.
(c) Present a science project.
(d) Kiss.
13. How does Jonathan see his dissertation research putting him in Ziegler’s position?
(a) He has exposed the grudging psychology that uses language for its ends.
(b) He has revealed the underlying chaos in language.
(c) He has documented the animalistic subtext to language.
(d) He has revealed the pervasive hostility in language.
14. 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.
15. How did Darren’s gun lead to him getting stitches?
(a) A boy hit him after Darren pointed the gun at him.
(b) Darren shot himself with it.
(c) Darren split his foot when he dropped the gun on it.
(d) Darren’s friend shot him with it.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Jonathan studying for his dissertation?
2. What does Jane say caused her language to end in pure sound?
3. What drugs had Jonathan and Jane taken when they went to the Met?
4. Whose house does Adam enter at the beginning of the novel?
5. What was the first instance Jane recalled of watching herself ignore her own knowledge?
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