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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 37 – 68; [May break my bones…], Speech Shadowing (Jonathan).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Adam at the beginning of the novel?
(a) In a debate tournament.
(b) In a bed.
(c) On a boat.
(d) In Taiwan.

2. What issue did the Westboro Baptist Church protest?
(a) Abortion.
(b) Government regulations.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) War.

3. What did Jonathan and Jane leave at the museum when they left?
(a) The books they had bought.
(b) Their coats.
(c) Their wallets.
(d) Their lunch.

4. What did Jonathan’s therapist see in Jonathan’s fascination with the Ziegler story?
(a) Projected self-loathing.
(b) Megalomania.
(c) Dreams of grandeur.
(d) Revenge fantasies.

5. What did Jonathan ask his subjects to do for his dissertation research?
(a) Debate him.
(b) Sing scat songs.
(c) Read quickly.
(d) Read gibberish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Dr. Erwood’s specialty at the Topeka Foundation?

3. What is Adam’s specialty in debate?

4. Who does the narrator say is from the town Adam goes to debate in?

5. What is Darren doing at the beginning of the novel?

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