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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the author describing in the prologue?
(a) Irma's small apartment.
(b) Margaret's sleeping house.
(c) Wanda's small YMCA room.
(d) The bowling alley where Striker works.

2. What two attributes does Wanda assign to Margaret that gives her great comfort?
(a) Intelligent and witty.
(b) Aggrieved and crazy.
(c) Insane and depressive.
(d) Funny and witty.

3. What does the waitress at the coffee shop in chapter 1 suggest she would do if she learned she had a short time to live?
(a) Do something expensive.
(b) Do something adventurous.
(c) Do something that scares her.
(d) Do something dangerous.

4. Who does Michael take Gina to meet early in their relationship?
(a) Wanda, his cousin.
(b) Maureen, his sister.
(c) Art, his brother.
(d) Jerry, his uncle.

5. What type of social program does Striker begin at Aloha Lanes in chapter 21?
(a) A free weekend bowl for kids.
(b) A discount day care center.
(c) Free games in exchange for guns.
(d) A job placement program for teenagers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What picture does Wanda put into her backpack in chapter 3?

2. What is the ritual that Margaret has grown used to Wanda conducting each morning?

3. How many Schultz children are their at the time in which Michael and Gina first meet?

4. Who is Rudy Hahn?

5. What animal does the author compare her character to in chapter 18?

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