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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where was Sima’s family from?
(a) Iran.
(b) India.
(c) Los Alamos.
(d) Los Angeles.
2. What is Adam’s relationship with Joanna?
(a) She is his lab partner in chemistry.
(b) She is his girlfriend.
(c) She is his debate partner.
(d) She is his neighbor.
3. What tipped Jane off to her mother’s ability to ignore difficult realities?
(a) Her reaction when Jane told her she was taking a man from his wife.
(b) Her reaction when she stole a painting from her employer.
(c) Her reaction when Jonathan mistakenly rented a pornographic cartoon for Adam.
(d) Her reaction when she rear-ended someone in a parking lot.
4. What drugs had Jonathan and Jane taken when they went to the Met?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Acid.
(d) Cocaine.
5. Who has just left Adam, when his chapter opens?
(a) Amber.
(b) Darren.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.
6. What character in American literature does Jonathan compare his patient/film intern to?
(a) Leatherstocking.
(b) Billy Budd.
(c) Bartleby.
(d) Hester Prynne.
7. When were Jonathan and his first wife married?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1969.
8. Who was Jonathan about to leave, when he read the Ziegler story?
(a) His parents.
(b) His high school girlfriend.
(c) His first wife.
(d) His second wife.
9. Where was Jane giving a lecture when her friendship with Sima fell apart?
(a) Washburn University.
(b) The 92nd Street Y.
(c) The Kennedy Center.
(d) The Topeka Foundation.
10. Where were Jonathan and his first wife married?
(a) In a Catholic church.
(b) On the beach.
(c) City Hall.
(d) A country club.
11. Where is Adam at the beginning of the novel?
(a) In a bed.
(b) On a boat.
(c) In a debate tournament.
(d) In Taiwan.
12. What does Darren like about Stan at the Surplus store?
(a) His talk about violence and women.
(b) His instructions in fixing things.
(c) His lessons about life.
(d) His food and drink.
13. How old was Adam when he had his picture taken with Bob Dole?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.
14. What does Jane say caused her language to end in pure sound?
(a) Her feelings when she realized her father had abused her.
(b) Her reaction to the man on the playground.
(c) Her anger when she saw Adam bullying Amber.
(d) Her experience viewing sculptures on acid.
15. What does Adam say these figures can trigger?
(a) Seizures.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Psychotic hallucinations
(d) Cancer.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Jane’s recollection, when did she discover she failed to purchase airline tickets for her trip?
2. Who of Adams friends and family could he recognize by name after his concussion?
3. What is the spread in debate?
4. What is Darren doing at the beginning of the novel?
5. Whose voice is asking the reader to explain what led to the picture of Adam with Bob Dole?
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