Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What type of plant does Irma call hearty in chapter 21?
(a) Annuals.
(b) Orchids.
(c) Perennials.
(d) Marigolds.
2. To whom does Irma say a lone tea cup she displays in her living room belonged?
(a) Her daughter, Lucie.
(b) Her son, Saul.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her husband.
3. Who offers to help Michael and Gina with baby Wanda?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Art.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Margaret.
4. What game does Striker play at Irma's in chapter 21 after dinner?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Chess.
(c) Monopoly.
(d) Checkers.
5. What feature sits prominently in the lobby of Aloha Lanes?
(a) A surfboard.
(b) A palm tree.
(c) A statue.
(d) A fountain.
Short Answer Questions
1. What bird does Gina remind Michael of in the picture he took at the bowling alley in chapter 19?
2. What makes Aloha Lanes unique in the Greenwood Avenue neighborhood where it stands?
3. What does Striker read on Easter Sunday?
4. What is 'Blues in the Night'?
5. What does Striker hear as he continues to walk to Aloha Lanes at the end of chapter 22?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Yeats and what does it stand for in Striker's life?
2. What does Striker see in the street in chapter 22? How does this make Striker feel?
3. What symbolic item is mentioned in chapter 18 that is related to a similar item symbolically important to Wanda Schultz?
4. Who is M.J. Striker and why has he come to work at the Aloha Lanes bowling alley in chapter 20?
5. What picture does Striker have of his wife and how does this connect him with Wanda Schultz?
6. How does the author draw parallels between Striker and Irma concerning their painful pasts?
7. What happens soon after the dinner Striker shares with Irma and her husband, Sammy?
8. How do the Hawaiian shirts becomes something of a symbol between Striker and Irma in chapter 21?
9. Why does Gina become pregnant soon after marrying Michael even though she has told him she does not wish to have children?
10. How does the author draw parallels between Wanda Schultz and M.J. Striker in part two?
|
This section contains 983 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
