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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Goolrick note about people in comas?
(a) They are not attractive.
(b) They look like they are sleeping.
(c) They are attractive.
(d) They talk a lot.

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

3. What was one of the rules for Goolrick's mother?
(a) She never served rabbit.
(b) She never ate meat.
(c) She never drank water.
(d) She never drank or served rum.

4. Why does Goolrick fly first class to see his brother?
(a) He needs the extra room.
(b) He can receive free drinks.
(c) He is fed a meal.
(d) He is wealthy.

5. Why did Goolrick like to go to the homes of other people?
(a) They had fancy cars.
(b) They had televisions.
(c) They had alcohol.
(d) They had electricity.

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

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

8. Where did Goolrick meet the male lover he discusses in "Summer of our Suicides"?
(a) Greece.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Paris.

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

10. What does Goolrick do that he can never forgive himself for when his mother dies?
(a) He is drunk when she dies.
(b) He has a fight with her as she is dying.
(c) He leaves her alone to die.
(d) He condemns her.

11. What caused Goolrick to end his relationship with his female lover?
(a) She was violent.
(b) She became obsessive.
(c) She was an addict.
(d) She wanted to marry.

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

13. What does Teddy call to inform the family about?
(a) Brother's death.
(b) Mother's illness.
(c) Father's illness.
(d) Sister's house burning down.

14. What does Dodo do that the other children cannot do?
(a) Draws.
(b) Drives.
(c) Reads.
(d) Smokes and drinks.

15. Why is Goolrick happy the door is always locked?
(a) It keeps people out.
(b) It keeps him in.
(c) It feels like a prison.
(d) It keeps his family from bothering him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Goolrick suffer from?

2. What is wrong with Aunt Dodo?

3. What did Goolrick find had infested his parents' home when he visited his father?

4. What are the two wings in the insane asylum?

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

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