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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 111 - 148; [Darren would help his neighbor…], The Cipher (Adam).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator say Bob Dole spoke at the high school debate tournament?
(a) Haltingly.
(b) Patriotically.
(c) Extemporaneously.
(d) Fluently.

2. What is the spread in debate?
(a) A technique for misleading opponents’ arguments.
(b) A technique for refuting opponents’ arguments through inference.
(c) A technique for scoring points by speaking at high speeds.
(d) A technique for picking apart opponents’ arguments.

3. What does Ziegler find he can understand, once he take the pill?
(a) The language of music.
(b) The language of animals.
(c) The language of things.
(d) The language of clouds.

4. How does Adam’s mother characterize the author of the purple cow lyric?
(a) A children’s book author.
(b) A mental patient.
(c) A therapist.
(d) A serious writer.

5. Where does Ziegler find the pill he ultimately swallows in the story?
(a) A junk shop.
(b) A zoo.
(c) On the street.
(d) A museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Darren’s inclusion a joke on, according to Adam?

2. Where does Darren say he feels safe?

3. Who has just left Adam, when his chapter opens?

4. What caused Jane to start to receive obscene and threatening phone calls?

5. What does the narrator say Darren would use to ward off insults?

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