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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Striker call Irma in the privacy of his own mind in chapter 22?
(a) The martyr.
(b) The Jew.
(c) The saint.
(d) The old lady.

2. What two rooms did the only girl in the Schultz family have all to herself?
(a) The kitchen and a playroom in the basement.
(b) A bedroom and a playhouse in the backyard.
(c) A bathroom in the basement and a playhouse in the garage.
(d) A bathroom in the basement and a bedroom.

3. Why does Michael O'Casey like bowling alleys?
(a) He likes the noise and action.
(b) He likes the silence.
(c) He likes the sport.
(d) He likes the rental shoes.

4. What mode of transportation does the character in chapter 18 use?
(a) Greyhound bus.
(b) An old jalopy.
(c) Airplane.
(d) City bus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What point of view is used in the prologue of the novel?

2. What does Margaret have a strong impulse to call the valet at the Hotel Orleans?

3. What is the point of view used in chapter 1 of part 1?

4. 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?

5. What is 'Blues in the Night'?

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