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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The last clue Frank gives Lionel and Gilbert as to his whereabouts is
(a) Rama-lama-ding-dong.
(b) The Pulaski Bridge.
(c) Harry Brainum Jr.
(d) Barnum and Bailey Circus.

2. As Lionel searches for the "language of himself" as a boy, he relates to
(a) Larry Hagman.
(b) Desi Arnaz.
(c) Daffy Duck.
(d) Dick York.

3. L & L Car Service is different from other car services because
(a) They drive taxis.
(b) They drive limos.
(c) They never look for business and are rarely available to drive.
(d) They advertise in the yellow pages.

4. The door of Lionel's apartment was riddled by dents because
(a) Lionel had a ritual of rapping his keys on the door before he opened it.
(b) A decorator told him that was the style.
(c) One of his neighbors had tried to kick it down.
(d) Gangsters had shot at it.

5. Although Lionel describes his abundance of symptoms and the feelings that accompany them, he does not
(a) Tell jokes.
(b) Whine and complain.
(c) Understand that he is different than others.
(d) Try to suppress them.

6. The item Lionel steals from the home of The Clients is
(a) A beer.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A hundred-dollar bill.
(d) A fork.

7. The story begins with a stakeout in front of the
(a) Yorkville Zendo.
(b) Minna's Moving Company.
(c) Queensborough Bridge.
(d) Tool Company.

8. In Chapter 4, the lack of punctuation in the sentence suggests
(a) Illogical thoughts.
(b) This is how all of Lionel's thoughts pass through his brain.
(c) Unimportant thoughts.
(d) Drifting thoughts with no beginning or end.

9. The personal items Frank leaves in the back seat of the car so that they are not stolen in the hospital are
(a) His picture of Julia and wedding ring.
(b) His bible and glasses.
(c) His wallet, watch and beeper.
(d) His gun and phone.

10. Lionel's disease is called
(a) Crone's Disease.
(b) Parkinson's Disease.
(c) Tourette's Syndrome.
(d) Touching Syndrome.

11. Lionel spends many hours of his childhood
(a) Playing with Tony.
(b) In the library.
(c) Hiding.
(d) Crying.

12. Throughout the story, an outburst from Lionel typically includes
(a) Drink up.
(b) Dry weed.
(c) Bailey.
(d) Wog.

13. After their work is done, Frank often gives the boys
(a) Twenty dollars and a beer.
(b) Driving lessons.
(c) Advice.
(d) One hundred dollars.

14. Lionel thinks Gilbert is framed for
(a) Frank's murder.
(b) Stealing money from L & L Car Service.
(c) Tony's murder.
(d) Uhlmann's murder.

15. The fragmented sentence broken into three parts in Chapter 4 suggests
(a) Lionel's brainwaves.
(b) The three other Minna Men.
(c) A new number compulsion.
(d) The interrupted delivery of thought in sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Minna Man convinced that the Italians will return for him is

2. The characteristic of Lionel's that is masked by his symptoms is

3. The L & L Car Service was a front for

4. The parentheses around the title of Chapter 4 indicate

5. After leaving St. Vincent's, Lionel lived

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