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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Jerry?
(a) Michael's friend and bowling partner.
(b) Michael's brother.
(c) Michael's classmate and boss.
(d) Michael's cousin.

3. 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.

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

5. What were Irma and her daughter doing the day the Germans came and took them away?
(a) Reading fairy tales.
(b) Studying Mein Kampf.
(c) Playing tea party.
(d) Playing with dolls.

6. What is a tiki statue?
(a) Humanoid carvings common to Central Eastern Polynesian culture.
(b) A game piece.
(c) A piece of Asian sculpture.
(d) A totem pole type statue.

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

8. What bird does Gina remind Michael of in the picture he took at the bowling alley in chapter 19?
(a) A mockingbird.
(b) A stork.
(c) A swan.
(d) An eagle.

9. To what religion does Michael O'Casey say he owes his romantic life?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Baptists.

10. What type of jewelry does Striker notice Rudy wearing at the their initial meeting?
(a) An earring.
(b) A wedding ring.
(c) A nose ring.
(d) A huge crucifix.

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

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what business does Gina live in chapter 19?

2. Who is Sammy?

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

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

5. What is unique about the group of women Striker sees in the bowling alley in chapter 20?

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