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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about the group of women Striker sees in the bowling alley in chapter 20?
(a) They are all elderly.
(b) They are all school age.
(c) They are all drunk.
(d) They are all mothers.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Irma Kominsky give to Striker upon her return from Hawaii in chapter 21?

2. Who shows Striker where to find Irma's hair dye kit in chapter 21?

3. What feature sits prominently in the lobby of Aloha Lanes?

4. Who does Striker see getting out of an SUV on the street after a car accident in chapter 22?

5. What does Striker mark N/A on his job application in chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wanda's knowledge of her parents' relationship compare with what Striker has revealed to the reader in part two of the novel?

2. What symbolic item is mentioned in chapter 18 that is related to a similar item symbolically important to Wanda Schultz?

3. How does the author draw parallels between Wanda Schultz and M.J. Striker in part two?

4. What odd behaviors on the part of Gina Lorenzini does Michael O'Casey overlook due to his amorous feelings for her?

5. What is Yeats and what does it stand for in Striker's life?

6. In the beginning of Part Two, how does the narration change?

7. How does Striker feel about religion, as the reader learns in chapter 21?

8. What story does Irma Kosminsky tell Striker over dinner in chapter 21?

9. What car accident does Striker witness in chapter 22? How is this ironic?

10. Why does Michael leave his daughter and go in search of his missing wife in chapter 19?

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