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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Striker see a young man pick up off the street after a car accident in chapter 22?
(a) A jacket.
(b) A piece of jewelry.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A purse.

2. Who does Margaret claim in chapter 24 cursed her?
(a) A Jewish man who knew where her antiques came from.
(b) A Jewish woman who survived the Holocaust.
(c) A German business man.
(d) A German gypsy.

3. What does Striker read on Easter Sunday?
(a) Pound.
(b) Yeats.
(c) Hughes.
(d) Frost.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is weeping in the prologue?

2. How long does Striker promise in chapter 20 to remain at his new job should he be hired?

3. How does the author suggest meeting in a bowling alley is a good metaphor for Micheal's relationship with Gina?

4. To what ceremony does Striker chose to wear the Hawaiian shirt Irma gave to him?

5. Why did Margaret think Daniel was killed?

(see the answer key)

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