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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Adam understood the language of products, what did he understand them to be saying?
(a) That they did not recognize him.
(b) That they desired him.
(c) That they admired him.
(d) That they loathed him.

2. What did Adam do after dinner that delighted the Phelpses?
(a) Cursed at them.
(b) Conducted a polite conversation.
(c) Gave them the time.
(d) Ignored them.

3. What was unique about the box Klaus gave Adam after Adam’s concussion?
(a) It had a false bottom.
(b) It had been painted by animals.
(c) It belonged to him before the Holocaust.
(d) It was imported from Iran.

4. Why does Jonathan say that he and his friends could not actually go anywhere when he lived abroad?
(a) They were never admitted into local culture.
(b) They were disliked by locals.
(c) They could not escape their Americanness.
(d) They did not know any local languages.

5. Where was Darren when he finally called his mother collect, to come get him?
(a) Stull.
(b) Clinton Lake.
(c) Topeka.
(d) Lawrence.

6. What was Jane told made her Christmas gift special?
(a) It was created specifically for her.
(b) It was painted by trained animals.
(c) It was one of a kind.
(d) It was made for her in particular.

7. How often would Adam work with Evanson?
(a) Every day after school.
(b) Three times a week.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Once a week.

8. What was Darren’s relationship with Ron Williams?
(a) Ron was his neighbor.
(b) Ron was his mother’s friend.
(c) Ron was his boss.
(d) Ron was his friend’s father.

9. How does Jonathan describe the encounter he had with a girl at a bath house?
(a) In the first person.
(b) In the second person.
(c) In the third person.
(d) In indirect discourse.

10. Who else does Jonathan say was committing a sexual sin at the time when he paid for a sex act at the bath house?
(a) Donna Selkie.
(b) His father’s boss.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

11. What environment does the narrator say Darren’s camouflage pants helped him disappear into?
(a) Kansas plains.
(b) American empire.
(c) Topeka suburbs.
(d) Kansas society.

12. What does the narrator say the music and the skating suggested to Darren and his friends?
(a) Sex.
(b) Sports.
(c) Inebriation.
(d) Power.

13. How does Adam’s mother characterize the author of the purple cow lyric?
(a) A serious writer.
(b) A children’s book author.
(c) A mental patient.
(d) A therapist.

14. Where did Darren get a drink on his walk home?
(a) A glass inside someone’s house.
(b) A convenience store.
(c) A hose outside a house.
(d) A McDonalds.

15. What event of Jane’s did the Phelpses show up to protest?
(a) A lecture on psychology.
(b) A keynote address.
(c) A public discussion.
(d) A reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator say people like Darren learn to differentiate themselves in this country?

2. How did Sima’s relationship with Eric begin?

3. What made Jane see that her Christmas gift was not, in fact, special?

4. Who did Amber thank for dinner before Jane’s event?

5. Where had Jonathan’s family lived before they went abroad?

(see the answer keys)

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