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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jane make herself think about Adam, instead of admitting his behavior?
(a) She thinks of him as trustworthy.
(b) She thinks of him as extremely knowledgeable.
(c) She thinks of him as handsome and strong.
(d) She thinks of him as vulnerable.

2. How did Jane defuse Adam’s meltdown when he could not reach his girlfriend?
(a) She said the connection was bad.
(b) She asked him about the purple cow.
(c) She reminded him of his accomplishments.
(d) She told him she loved him.

3. What was Darren’s relationship with Ron Williams?
(a) Ron was his friend’s father.
(b) Ron was his boss.
(c) Ron was his mother’s friend.
(d) Ron was his neighbor.

4. How does Jonathan describe the encounter he had with a girl at a bath house?
(a) In the second person.
(b) In the first person.
(c) In the third person.
(d) In indirect discourse.

5. How often would Adam work with Evanson?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Three times a week.
(d) Every day after school.

6. What does the narrator say the Topekans feel about Fred Phelps?
(a) They are amused by him.
(b) They are embarrassed by him.
(c) They tolerate him.
(d) They hate him.

7. What was the purple cow lyric used for?
(a) Getting Adam to bed.
(b) Making Adam and his mother laugh together.
(c) Teaching Adam about colors.
(d) Teaching Adam to read.

8. Who does Adam say was central to including Darren?
(a) Himself.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Cody Williams.
(d) Jason.

9. What was Jonathan’s reaction to paying for a sex act at the bath house?
(a) It made him mean.
(b) It made him proud.
(c) It made him miserable.
(d) It filled him with guilt.

10. What was special about the Snowball skate?
(a) Darren fell and broke his cheekbone.
(b) Darren skated with a girl who held his hand.
(c) Darren got in a fight with his classmates.
(d) A girl asked Darren to skate.

11. Who did Amber thank for dinner before Jane’s event?
(a) Jane.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Sima.
(d) Adam.

12. Why does Adam say he and his friends included Darren?
(a) Because they liked him.
(b) Because they were told to.
(c) Because they could see that it helped him.
(d) Because they felt bad for him.

13. Why did Adam lose his debate in the semi-finals?
(a) He quoted incorrect information.
(b) He blanked out for a long moment.
(c) He insulted the judges.
(d) His opponent spread him.

14. What fueled Darren’s rage when the girl his friends pushed on him called him a homophobic slur?
(a) Anti-depressants.
(b) Meth.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Cocaine.

15. What made Jane see that her Christmas gift was not, in fact, special?
(a) Her mother told her what happened.
(b) She saw an identical thing years later.
(c) Her father confessed to blowing the Christmas money.
(d) She received the same thing as a gift again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jonathan returning the U.S. from, when he recalls being 16, at the beginning of the New York School chapter?

2. How does the narrator characterize the state of American culture?

3. When does the narrator say the term overkill was coined?

4. What were Darren’s friends doing while he puked into the grass at Clinton Lake?

5. How does the narrator characterize Darren?

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