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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. How did Sima’s relationship with Eric begin?
(a) Eric proposed to her on their first date.
(b) Eric’s girlfriend was jealous of her.
(c) They were in graduate school together.
(d) Eric was Sima’s patient.

2. What was Darren’s inclusion a joke on, according to Adam?
(a) American adolescence.
(b) The school’s mainstreaming process.
(c) The Foundation’s milieu therapy.
(d) Parental authority.

3. Why did Adam lose his debate in the semi-finals?
(a) He blanked out for a long moment.
(b) He quoted incorrect information.
(c) He insulted the judges.
(d) His opponent spread him.

4. How did Jane defuse Adam’s meltdown when he could not reach his girlfriend?
(a) She asked him about the purple cow.
(b) She told him she loved him.
(c) She reminded him of his accomplishments.
(d) She said the connection was bad.

5. What was the special gift Jane received instead of a bicycle for Christmas, as a child?
(a) A wooden box with a false bottom.
(b) A toy dog made out of felt.
(c) A painted tin tissue box.
(d) A necklace made of polished glass beads.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jonathan say his family lived while they were abroad?

2. What was Jane told made her Christmas gift special?

3. Whose friends did Adam’s friend protect Darren from?

4. What does Jane make herself think about Adam, instead of admitting his behavior?

5. How does the reader learn that Darren’s directional instincts were wrong?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the Phelpses and what was their relation to Jane Gordon?

2. What is the one situation that holds numerous times together in the “New York School” chapter?

3. What observations does Adam make about American culture when he is in the supermarket with his mother and grandmother?

4. What is the importance of the purple cow?

5. What cause Jane to consciously redirect her thoughts about Adam’s behavior, and how did she do so?

6. How does the narrator characterize the interaction between Adam and Jane and the Phelpses on the way to Jane’s keynote address?

7. How does the narrator characterize Darren as a roller skater?

8. Where did Darren walk to, and where did he end up, before he got a ride home?

9. How does Jonathan describe the conditions where he grew up in Taiwan?

10. What is the difference between extemp and Lincoln-Douglass debate?

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