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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Persistence of Song.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Goolrick say in response?
(a) "I don't believe you"
(b) "I seriously doubt it"
(c) "Go away"
(d) "You won't do that"

2. What does Goolrick suffer from?
(a) Anorexia.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Anhedonia.
(d) Bulimia.

3. What allowed the family to begin going to the beach for three weeks a year?
(a) Mother's new job.
(b) Father's retirement.
(c) Father's new job.
(d) A family inheritance.

4. What can Goolrick smell in George's shirt?
(a) Beer.
(b) Vomit.
(c) Wood smoke.
(d) Sweat.

5. What goes Goolrick know about the people we know and love first?
(a) They die.
(b) They linger.
(c) They are lonely.
(d) They feel nothing in return.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Goolrick to end his relationship with his female lover?

2. What does Goolrick admit about his childhood?

3. What did Miss Nell do for herself each morning when she woke?

4. What does Goolrick do to steady his nerves that evening?

5. What did each person have to do each morning in the hospital?

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