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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What made Fred Phelps famous for protesting anyone who he thinks supports homosexuality?
(a) His op-eds to the New York Times.
(b) His arrest for stalking.
(c) His picketing at soldiers’ funerals.
(d) A 20/20 episode.

3. What kind of signs does Adam say his classmates exchanged?
(a) Gang signs.
(b) Military signs.
(c) Signs of their own creation.
(d) Fraternity signs.

4. How long does the narrator tell the reader it will take Darren to make the walk he thinks will be two hours?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

5. When does the narrator say the term overkill was coined?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1946.

6. What does Adam say it means to be a subject in a supermarket?
(a) To be seduced by sounds and scents.
(b) To be spread by objects.
(c) To be immune to language.
(d) To be besieged by colors and manipulative designs.

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

8. What was Jane told made her Christmas gift special?
(a) It was made for her in particular.
(b) It was one of a kind.
(c) It was painted by trained animals.
(d) It was created specifically for her.

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

10. How does Jonathan say Sima made people feel?
(a) Meaningful.
(b) Heard.
(c) Trusted.
(d) Elegant.

11. What did Fred Phelps’ family call Jane Gordon?
(a) The misanthrope.
(b) The seductress.
(c) Medusa.
(d) The brain.

12. How many years after the Snowball did Darren’s classmates push a girl toward him and tell him to kiss her?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 7..
(d) 9.

13. How does the narrator characterize Darren?
(a) An animal.
(b) A man-child.
(c) A pet.
(d) A baby.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What advice did Evanson give Adam in Minneapolis?

3. What advice that Evanson gave to Adam had Jane received from her supervisor?

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

5. How does the narrator characterize Adam’s relationship with the part of his brain that was always composing rap lyrics and making arguments?

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