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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. To what ceremony does Striker chose to wear the Hawaiian shirt Irma gave to him?
(a) Sammy's cremation.
(b) Irma's funeral.
(c) Sammy's funeral.
(d) Irma's wedding.

2. What does Irma Kominsky give to Striker upon her return from Hawaii in chapter 21?
(a) A lei.
(b) A tiki statue.
(c) A Hawaiian shirt.
(d) A paper umbrella.

3. What does the character in chapter 18 regret mailing?
(a) An Easter card.
(b) A picture to an ex-lover.
(c) A letter to his daughter.
(d) A postcard.

4. Why does Michael O'Casey like bowling alleys?
(a) He likes the sport.
(b) He likes the silence.
(c) He likes the noise and action.
(d) He likes the rental shoes.

5. What makes Aloha Lanes unique in the Greenwood Avenue neighborhood where it stands?
(a) It is a Hawaiian-themed bowling alley.
(b) It is the only bowling alley.
(c) It is the last independently owned bowling alley.
(d) It is a league only bowling alley.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author suggest meeting in a bowling alley is a good metaphor for Micheal's relationship with Gina?

2. What illness does Rudy claim to have in chapter 20?

3. How did Irma meet her current husband?

4. Who is Jerry?

5. What book does Gina read obsessively during her pregnancy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What picture does Striker have of his wife and how does this connect him with Wanda Schultz?

3. What happens soon after the dinner Striker shares with Irma and her husband, Sammy?

4. What character seems to tell Striker how he can pull Irma out of her depression in chapter 21?

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

6. How do the Hawaiian shirts becomes something of a symbol between Striker and Irma in chapter 21?

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

8. How does Striker celebrate Easter in chapter 22?

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

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

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