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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who sends Striker to Irma's apartment in chapter 21 after she fails to show up at the bowling alley on her usual day?
(a) Rudy.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Lucie.
(d) Sammy.

3. Who is Sammy?
(a) Irma's husband.
(b) Irma's cousin.
(c) Irma's son.
(d) Irma's cat.

4. What game does Striker play at Irma's in chapter 21 after dinner?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Scrabble.
(d) Chess.

5. What gift does Striker find himself receiving most holidays while working at Aloha Lanes?
(a) Fruity drinks.
(b) Leis.
(c) Tikis.
(d) Hawaiian shirts.

6. What item does the character in chapter 18 have in his backpack wrapped in bubble wrap?
(a) An expensive book.
(b) A framed photograph.
(c) A tea cup.
(d) A valuable figurine.

7. 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 cremation.
(d) Sammy's funeral.

8. What does Striker call Irma in the privacy of his own mind in chapter 22?
(a) The martyr.
(b) The Jew.
(c) The old lady.
(d) The saint.

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

10. Who offers to help Michael and Gina with baby Wanda?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Art.
(d) Margaret.

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

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

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

14. What role does Striker imagine himself playing in the midst of a car accident at the end of chapter 22?
(a) Father.
(b) Paramedic.
(c) Peace maker.
(d) Cop.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Schultz children are their at the time in which Michael and Gina first meet?

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?

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

4. What type of jewelry does Striker notice Rudy wearing at the their initial meeting?

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

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