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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. Why does Adam say he and his friends included Darren?
(a) Because they liked him.
(b) Because they could see that it helped him.
(c) Because they were told to.
(d) Because they felt bad for him.

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

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

4. How does the narrator say people like Darren learn to differentiate themselves in this country?
(a) Through crime.
(b) Through creativity.
(c) Through business.
(d) Through violence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Fred Phelps’ family call Jane Gordon?

2. Jonathan compares his classmate Russell to a character in what book?

3. What was Jonathan’s reaction to paying for a sex act at the bath house?

4. How did this story about the special gift make Adam feel about Jane’s family?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Darren at Clinton Lake?

3. What is the importance of the painted tissue box?

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

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

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

7. What is Adam’s relationship with Peter Evanson?

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

9. What explanation does Jonathan give for why his parents and the diplomats drank so much in Taiwan?

10. What was Jonathan’s experience in the bathhouse, and how did it affect him?

(see the answer keys)

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