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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michael, aka Striker, hope to draw on to get work in Seattle?
(a) His willingness to do the grunt work.
(b) His knowledge of Yeats.
(c) His experience in bowling alleys.
(d) His frequent moves around the country.

2. In chapter 22, what does Striker see across the street as he walks to Aloha Lanes?
(a) A dog scrounging for food.
(b) A couple arguing.
(c) A woman crying.
(d) A child looking for his mother.

3. What type of social program does Striker begin at Aloha Lanes in chapter 21?
(a) A discount day care center.
(b) Free games in exchange for guns.
(c) A job placement program for teenagers.
(d) A free weekend bowl for kids.

4. Who offers to help Michael and Gina with baby Wanda?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Art.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Maureen.

5. What were Irma and her daughter doing the day the Germans came and took them away?
(a) Studying Mein Kampf.
(b) Playing tea party.
(c) Reading fairy tales.
(d) Playing with dolls.

6. Who does Striker see getting out of an SUV on the street after a car accident in chapter 22?
(a) A group of elderly ladies.
(b) A group of elderly men.
(c) A group of young women.
(d) A group of boys.

7. What item does Striker see a young man pick up off the street after a car accident in chapter 22?
(a) A purse.
(b) A jacket.
(c) A piece of jewelry.
(d) A shoe.

8. What mode of transportation does the character in chapter 18 use?
(a) Greyhound bus.
(b) Airplane.
(c) City bus.
(d) An old jalopy.

9. How many Schultz children are their at the time in which Michael and Gina first meet?
(a) Nine.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

10. What did Gina leave behind for Michael in chapter 19 after their first night together?
(a) A drawing of him sleeping.
(b) A long love letter.
(c) A brief note of goodbye.
(d) A book of poems.

11. Who is Rudy Hahn?
(a) The manager of the YMCA.
(b) The manager of the Safeway.
(c) The manager of Aloha Lanes.
(d) The manager of the city bus line.

12. Over what business does Gina live in chapter 19?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) An Italian restaurant.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A convenience store.

13. What does Striker read on Easter Sunday?
(a) Hughes.
(b) Yeats.
(c) Frost.
(d) Pound.

14. What makes Aloha Lanes unique in the Greenwood Avenue neighborhood where it stands?
(a) It is a Hawaiian-themed bowling alley.
(b) It is the last independently owned bowling alley.
(c) It is the only bowling alley.
(d) It is a league only bowling alley.

15. Who is Sammy?
(a) Irma's cousin.
(b) Irma's husband.
(c) Irma's son.
(d) Irma's cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of mood does Irma promise to create at dinner for Striker in chapter 21?

2. To what religion does Michael O'Casey say he owes his romantic life?

3. Who is Maurice?

4. What bird does Gina remind Michael of in the picture he took at the bowling alley in chapter 19?

5. Who shows Striker where to find Irma's hair dye kit in chapter 21?

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