The Topeka School Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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 - Medium

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 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was Jonathan studying for his dissertation?
(a) Music.
(b) Debate techniques.
(c) Speech shadowing.
(d) Glossolalia.

4. What was Darren’s therapist’s response when Darren lost his job?
(a) He was angry at the customer who got him fired.
(b) He was angry at himself for not foreseeing him running into trouble.
(c) He was angry at Darren.
(d) He wanted to give Darren tools for managing his feelings.

5. What did Darren believe he was responsible for?
(a) His father’s death.
(b) His developmental delays.
(c) His ostracism.
(d) Adam’s concussion.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were Jonathan and his first wife married?

2. What does Darren say has been hanging in space all his life?

3. Whose voice is asking the reader to explain what led to the picture of Adam with Bob Dole?

4. When does the narrator say Jonathan married his first wife?

5. Whose names did Bob Dole read at the high school debate tournament?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jane say Sima was different from the other therapists at the Foundation?

3. How did fame change things for Jane?

4. What is Adam’s relationship with Dr. Erwood?

5. How does Jane characterize her relationship with Sima?

6. How does the narrator’s perspective shift as he describes Adam’s return to shore and the process of reuniting with Amber?

7. What was Darren’s job, and how did he lose it?

8. What significance does Darren attribute to the paper banner cheerleaders hold up for the football team to run through?

9. What is the spread and why is it controversial?

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

(see the answer keys)

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