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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. Who is Rudy Hahn?
(a) The manager of the YMCA.
(b) The manager of the Safeway.
(c) The manager of the city bus line.
(d) The manager of Aloha Lanes.

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

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

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

5. How does the author suggest meeting in a bowling alley is a good metaphor for Micheal's relationship with Gina?
(a) It is a place where happiness is inevitable.
(b) It is a soundtrack of collision.
(c) It is a dangerous and moody place.
(d) It is one of their favorite places.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sammy?

2. What is a tiki statue?

3. What did Gina leave behind for Michael in chapter 19 after their first night together?

4. What does Michael, aka Striker, hope to draw on to get work in Seattle?

5. Who sends Striker to Irma's apartment in chapter 21 after she fails to show up at the bowling alley on her usual day?

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 Striker celebrate Easter in chapter 22?

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

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

6. What does Striker see in the street in chapter 22? How does this make Striker feel?

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

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

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

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

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