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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Playing the Zone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Goolrick do in the early morning the day following his mother's death?
(a) Cries.
(b) Leaves town.
(c) Builds a cabinet.
(d) Robs a bank.

2. What second operation did brother have that could have rendered him "a zombie" according to mother?
(a) A severing of the right and left brain.
(b) A heart transplant.
(c) A frontal lobotomy.
(d) A removal of the left brain.

3. What is the last contact Goolrick has with Dodo?
(a) He attends her graduation.
(b) He attends her baptism.
(c) He attends her wedding.
(d) He attends her funeral.

4. What did mother make at the end of month when they were short on money?
(a) Poached salmon.
(b) Welsh rarebit.
(c) Cabbage soup.
(d) Grilled cheese.

5. What did the children call out for mother to do as she left each night?
(a) Twirl in her dress.
(b) Have fun.
(c) Say her prayers.
(d) Sleep well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Goolrick do the morning of the funeral?

2. What does Judy collect?

3. What medical situation is occurring with his brother's wife at the time of his illness?

4. Why did Goolrick's parents summon him home one Christmas to scream at him?

5. What does the green and blue dress symbolize to Goolrick?

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