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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3 – 36; [Darren pictured shattering…], The Spread (Adam).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator characterize the spread in debate?
(a) Controversial.
(b) A commonplace.
(c) Radical.
(d) A violation of rules.

2. What is the word for the figures Adam sees behind his eyes?
(a) Amoebas.
(b) Stars.
(c) Floaters.
(d) Phosphenes.

3. What does the narrator say is the result of the spread?
(a) Labyrinths of logic.
(b) Drivel.
(c) Insight.
(d) Non sequiturs.

4. Where is Darren when the novel begins?
(a) The woods.
(b) A lake.
(c) A police station.
(d) The Army Surplus store.

5. What is Adam’s specialty in debate?
(a) Research.
(b) Breadth of knowledge.
(c) Framing.
(d) Cross examination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the spread in debate?

2. Where was Adam’s photo with Bob Dole displayed?

3. What does Adam say these figures can trigger?

4. What story does Amber tell Adam, when he finds her?

5. Whose house does Adam enter at the beginning of the novel?

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