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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness does Rudy claim to have in chapter 20?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) An ulcer.
(c) Cancer.
(d) High blood pressure.

2. 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) 1970.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1985.

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

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

5. What feature sits prominently in the lobby of Aloha Lanes?
(a) A statue.
(b) A surfboard.
(c) A palm tree.
(d) A fountain.

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

7. What makes Aloha Lanes unique in the Greenwood Avenue neighborhood where it stands?
(a) It is the last independently owned bowling alley.
(b) It is a Hawaiian-themed bowling alley.
(c) It is a league only bowling alley.
(d) It is the only bowling alley.

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

9. Why does Michael begin taking Wanda to work with him?
(a) She needs extra help with learning to speak.
(b) She is lonely at home.
(c) She broke her arm.
(d) She wants to be with her father.

10. How long before Wanda and Margaret meet does part 2 begin?
(a) A few months.
(b) Two years.
(c) A year.
(d) A few weeks.

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

12. What is 'Blues in the Night'?
(a) Maureen's favorite song.
(b) Wanda's favorite lullaby.
(c) Gina's favorite song.
(d) Michael and Gina's song.

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

14. To what ceremony does Striker chose to wear the Hawaiian shirt Irma gave to him?
(a) Irma's wedding.
(b) Irma's funeral.
(c) Sammy's funeral.
(d) Sammy's cremation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Irma sing in prior to beginning dinner in chapter 21?

2. What item does Striker see a young man pick up off the street after a car accident in chapter 22?

3. What book does Gina read obsessively during her pregnancy?

4. What item does the character in chapter 18 have in his backpack wrapped in bubble wrap?

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

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