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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the narrator characterize the spread in debate?
(a) Controversial.
(b) A commonplace.
(c) A violation of rules.
(d) Radical.

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

4. What did Darren’s friends want him to do with Mandy?
(a) Debate.
(b) Lay down.
(c) Kiss.
(d) Present a science project.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Adam at the beginning of the novel?

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

3. Where does Darren go for hot water for free?

4. What does Darren like about Stan at the Surplus store?

5. What is Adam’s relationship with Joanna?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the memory Sima helped Jane uncover?

2. How does the narrator describe the importance of the spread beyond debate?

3. What did Jonathan find captivating about the Duccio Madonna and Child painting in the Met?

4. What importance did Jonathan’s therapist attach to his interest in the Ziegler story?

5. What is the setting for the opening of The Topeka School?

6. What happens in the Herman Hesse story Jonathan talks about?

7. How does the narrator say that Darren uses chants?

8. What emotions does Jane associate with having neglected to order airline tickets for a family trip?

9. How does Jonathan describe his relationship with Ziegler?

10. What was the super power Darren believed he had?

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