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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the character in chapter 18 regret mailing?
(a) A letter to his daughter.
(b) A picture to an ex-lover.
(c) A postcard.
(d) An Easter card.

2. What does Irma Kominsky give to Striker upon her return from Hawaii in chapter 21?
(a) A lei.
(b) A Hawaiian shirt.
(c) A paper umbrella.
(d) A tiki statue.

3. What year did Michael take a photograph of Gina and Wanda in the bowling alley that he liked so much he ordered two prints?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1970.

4. Why does Michael stop sending postcards to Maureen to let her know where he was in chapter 19?
(a) To avoid her lectures.
(b) To punish her for stealing his child.
(c) To avoid his creditors.
(d) To help Wanda forget him.

5. Over what business does Gina live in chapter 19?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A bakery.
(c) An Italian restaurant.
(d) A convenience store.

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

7. What animal does the author compare her character to in chapter 18?
(a) A bear.
(b) A bird.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A mollusk.

8. In chapter 22, what does Striker see across the street as he walks to Aloha Lanes?
(a) A couple arguing.
(b) A dog scrounging for food.
(c) A child looking for his mother.
(d) A woman crying.

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

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

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

12. What book does Gina read obsessively during her pregnancy?
(a) The Secret Garden.
(b) Willy Wonka and the Glass Elevator.
(c) Alice in Wonderland.
(d) Dr. Spock.

13. What type of mood does Irma promise to create at dinner for Striker in chapter 21?
(a) Ecstatic.
(b) Happy.
(c) Grim.
(d) Depressing.

14. What point of view does the author use in chapter 18?
(a) First person.
(b) Limited omniscient.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

15. What did Gina leave behind for Michael in chapter 19 after their first night together?
(a) A drawing of him sleeping.
(b) A long love letter.
(c) A book of poems.
(d) A brief note of goodbye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Striker mark N/A on his job application in chapter 20?

2. What is 'Blues in the Night'?

3. What is a tiki statue?

4. Who does Striker see getting out of an SUV on the street after a car accident in chapter 22?

5. To what religion does Michael O'Casey say he owes his romantic life?

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