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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could brother not figure out what to do with?
(a) His shirt.
(b) His glasses.
(c) His pen.
(d) His shoe.

2. What does Goolrick inadvertently put on his mother's wound?
(a) Neosporin.
(b) Icy Hot.
(c) Mouthwash.
(d) Alcohol.

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

4. What are the two wings in the insane asylum?
(a) The medical staff and the insane.
(b) The depressed and the hyper.
(c) The drunks and the drug addicts.
(d) The addicts and the insane.

5. What does Mother need to stop doing in order to get well?
(a) Using drugs.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Taking aspirin.

6. What did the eighteen year old boy who lived in the neighborhood want that had belonged to Goolrick's father?
(a) His bed.
(b) His carport.
(c) His dog.
(d) His house.

7. What does the other person's suicide attempt do for Goolrick?
(a) Opens the door for his own.
(b) Makes him frightened of death.
(c) Makes him jealous.
(d) Makes him feel guilty for his desires.

8. At what age did most people start smoking in Virginia, according to Goolrick?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fifteen.

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

10. How long did Goolrick spend high, having random anonymous sexual encounters before he was suicidal?
(a) Six months.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

11. What caused Goolrick to cry at the hospital?
(a) His lover's denial.
(b) His father's anger.
(c) His therapists reassurances.
(d) His mother's phone call.

12. For how long did Goolrick's peaceful relationship with his sister-in-law last?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Their lifetime.

13. What did Goolrick's parents bring with them when they came down for brother's surgery?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Beer.

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

15. What does the green and blue dress symbolize to Goolrick?
(a) Anger.
(b) Unhappiness.
(c) The end of marriage.
(d) Lost perfection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ruined mother's blue and green striped dress?

2. What does Dodo do that the other children cannot do?

3. What was mother's table always covered in?

4. What did Goolrick purchase for his parents for which they never thanked him?

5. Who else tried to commit suicide that Goolrick knew?

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