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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 feature sits prominently in the lobby of Aloha Lanes?
(a) A fountain.
(b) A surfboard.
(c) A statue.
(d) A palm tree.
2. What type of jewelry does Striker notice Rudy wearing at the their initial meeting?
(a) A wedding ring.
(b) A huge crucifix.
(c) A nose ring.
(d) An earring.
3. Why does Michael stop sending postcards to Maureen to let her know where he was in chapter 19?
(a) To punish her for stealing his child.
(b) To avoid her lectures.
(c) To help Wanda forget him.
(d) To avoid his creditors.
4. Who does Striker see getting out of an SUV on the street after a car accident in chapter 22?
(a) A group of elderly ladies.
(b) A group of boys.
(c) A group of young women.
(d) A group of elderly men.
5. What illness does Rudy claim to have in chapter 20?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) An ulcer.
(d) High blood pressure.
Short Answer Questions
1. What television show does Irma and Striker watch after dinner in chapter 21?
2. What does Michael notice is a pattern in Gina's art?
3. How long before Wanda and Margaret meet does part 2 begin?
4. What game does Striker play at Irma's in chapter 21 after dinner?
5. What year did Michael take a photograph of Gina and Wanda in the bowling alley that he liked so much he ordered two prints?
Short Essay Questions
1. What odd behaviors on the part of Gina Lorenzini does Michael O'Casey overlook due to his amorous feelings for her?
2. Why is Michael forced to quit college after marrying Gina?
3. Who is M.J. Striker and why has he come to work at the Aloha Lanes bowling alley in chapter 20?
4. How does Wanda's knowledge of her parents' relationship compare with what Striker has revealed to the reader in part two of the novel?
5. How does the author draw parallels between Striker and Irma concerning their painful pasts?
6. How does the author draw parallels between Wanda Schultz and M.J. Striker in part two?
7. In the beginning of Part Two, how does the narration change?
8. What happens soon after the dinner Striker shares with Irma and her husband, Sammy?
9. Why does Gina become pregnant soon after marrying Michael even though she has told him she does not wish to have children?
10. What is Yeats and what does it stand for in Striker's life?
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