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

2. What kind of car does Darren see himself driving?
(a) A white Cadillac.
(b) A black pickup truck.
(c) A gray Aston Martin.
(d) A silver Fiero.

3. Why did Darren lose his job?
(a) He stole from the till.
(b) He lied about his experience.
(c) He stopped showing up.
(d) He could not read.

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

5. What tipped Jane off to her mother’s ability to ignore difficult realities?
(a) Her reaction when Jane told her she was taking a man from his wife.
(b) Her reaction when she rear-ended someone in a parking lot.
(c) Her reaction when Jonathan mistakenly rented a pornographic cartoon for Adam.
(d) Her reaction when she stole a painting from her employer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jane say her abuse took place?

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

3. Where is Ziegler carted away to, at the end of the story?

4. Who does the narrator say is from the town Adam goes to debate in?

5. When were Jonathan and his first wife married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the memory Sima helped Jane uncover?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does the narrator characterize Adam’s role in the debate team?

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

9. What was it that the Foundation community found humorous when Jonathan screened the film he made of the Ziegler story?

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

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