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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the narrator say Bob Dole spoke at the high school debate tournament?
2. What was Dr. Erwood’s specialty at the Topeka Foundation?
3. How far apart were Adam and Jason born?
4. What did Jonathan’s therapist see in Jonathan’s fascination with the Ziegler story?
5. What do the figures behind Adam’s eyes make him afraid of?
Short Essay Questions
1. What significance does Darren attribute to the paper banner cheerleaders hold up for the football team to run through?
2. How does Jonathan explain his success at the Foundation?
3. What was it that the Foundation community found humorous when Jonathan screened the film he made of the Ziegler story?
4. Where is Darren’s refuge, and what solace does he take there?
5. How does Jonathan describe his relationship with Ziegler?
6. What was the super power Darren believed he had?
7. What was the memory Sima helped Jane uncover?
8. How does the narrator describe the importance of the spread beyond debate?
9. How does the narrator characterize Adam’s role in the debate team?
10. What importance did Jonathan’s therapist attach to his interest in the Ziegler story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the weakest part of this novel? Of the different weak sections, which gives you the most insight in to the author’s theory of what a novel is, and what it ought to do? How would you have suggested strengthening these weak passages?
Essay Topic 2
Who is the audience for The Topeka School? What is the ideal reader for The Topeka School likely to think about the book’s main topics? How does this book try to affect the reader? What is this book trying to teach its reader?
Essay Topic 3
In what way does The Topeka School serve as equipment for living? How does it help you evaluate claims in the real world, and make decisions? What kinds of decisions would this book likely help you make?
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