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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What television show does Irma and Striker watch after dinner in chapter 21?
(a) The Price is Right.
(b) Jeopardy!
(c) Wheel of Fortune.
(d) Family Feud.

3. What color hair does Irma Kominsky have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Orange.

4. What language does Irma sing in prior to beginning dinner in chapter 21?
(a) Russian.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) German.
(d) Italian.

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

6. Who is Maurice?
(a) Irma's deaf dog.
(b) Irma's crippled cat.
(c) Irma's hamster.
(d) Irma's rescued rat.

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

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

9. How many Schultz children are their at the time in which Michael and Gina first meet?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

10. What does Striker hear as he continues to walk to Aloha Lanes at the end of chapter 22?
(a) Someone calling a name, not his.
(b) Someone arguing.
(c) A child crying.
(d) Someone calling for their father.

11. What does Michael notice is a pattern in Gina's art?
(a) She draws herself as an saint.
(b) She draws herself prettier than she is.
(c) She draws herself plump and distorted.
(d) She draws herself sallow and without varnish.

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

13. How long has Michael been searching for his wife, as mentioned in chapter 20?
(a) Thirty-seven years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Twenty-seven years.

14. What does Striker mark N/A on his job application in chapter 20?
(a) Previous job.
(b) Education.
(c) Next of kin and emergency contact.
(d) Address and social security number.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Aloha Lanes unique in the Greenwood Avenue neighborhood where it stands?

2. What mode of transportation does the character in chapter 18 use?

3. Why does Michael O'Casey like bowling alleys?

4. Who does Michael take Gina to meet early in their relationship?

5. What game does Striker play at Irma's in chapter 21 after dinner?

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