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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 149 – 184; [Frost had hardened…], The New School (Jonathan).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Jonathan returning the U.S. from, when he recalls being 16, at the beginning of the New York School chapter?
(a) Taiwan.
(b) Topeka.
(c) Paris.
(d) Sydney.

2. Where did Darren get a drink on his walk home?
(a) A McDonalds.
(b) A hose outside a house.
(c) A glass inside someone’s house.
(d) A convenience store.

3. How does the narrator characterize the state of American culture?
(a) Relentlessly cruel innovation.
(b) Seven lost generations.
(c) Adolescence without end.
(d) Lost boys without parents.

4. What topic is Adam debating in Russell High School?
(a) Liberal democracy.
(b) Juvenile crime.
(c) Mexico.
(d) The Middle East.

5. What caused Jane to start to receive obscene and threatening phone calls?
(a) Her book about abuse.
(b) Her promotion to department head.
(c) Her lectures on homosexuality.
(d) Her taking Jonathan away from Rachel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was a particular person central to including Darren?

2. How does the narrator say Darren sees life?

3. How did Darren believe he acquired magic powers?

4. Where were Jonathan and his first wife married?

5. Why does Jonathan say that he and his friends could not actually go anywhere when he lived abroad?

(see the answer key)

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