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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role does Striker imagine himself playing in the midst of a car accident at the end of chapter 22?
(a) Paramedic.
(b) Peace maker.
(c) Father.
(d) Cop.

2. What does Gina destroy shortly before the birth of her daughter?
(a) All her paintings.
(b) Michael's poetry.
(c) Michael's school books.
(d) All her paintbrushes.

3. What picture does Margaret take from her wallet and study while in the coffee shop in chapter 1?
(a) A picture of her former husband, Stephen.
(b) A picture of her daughter, Wanda.
(c) A picture of her dead son, Daniel.
(d) A picture of her cousin, Molly.

4. What does Margaret show Wanda that was a piece of art Stephen once made in chapter 13?
(a) A painting of her.
(b) A caricature on a wall.
(c) A drawing of a Madonna.
(d) A mosaic on a wall.

5. What does Michael, aka Striker, hope to draw on to get work in Seattle?
(a) His frequent moves around the country.
(b) His willingness to do the grunt work.
(c) His experience in bowling alleys.
(d) His knowledge of Yeats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the author describing in the prologue?

2. What did Margaret call her father?

3. What does Wanda notice in chapter 15 is one common thread among many of the people responding to Margaret's ad for a new roommate?

4. What illness does Rudy claim to have in chapter 20?

5. What book does Gina read obsessively during her pregnancy?

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