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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 offers to help Michael and Gina with baby Wanda?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Art.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Margaret.
2. In chapter 22, what does Striker see across the street as he walks to Aloha Lanes?
(a) A child looking for his mother.
(b) A couple arguing.
(c) A dog scrounging for food.
(d) A woman crying.
3. To what religion does Michael O'Casey say he owes his romantic life?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Baptists.
4. What year did Michael take a photograph of Gina and Wanda in the bowling alley that he liked so much he ordered two prints?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1980.
5. What gift does Striker find himself receiving most holidays while working at Aloha Lanes?
(a) Hawaiian shirts.
(b) Fruity drinks.
(c) Tikis.
(d) Leis.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Rudy Hahn?
2. How did Irma meet her current husband?
3. What type of plant does Irma call hearty in chapter 21?
4. What is unique about the group of women Striker sees in the bowling alley in chapter 20?
5. What does Striker mark N/A on his job application in chapter 20?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Michael leave his daughter and go in search of his missing wife in chapter 19?
2. What story does Irma Kosminsky tell Striker over dinner in chapter 21?
3. How does Wanda's knowledge of her parents' relationship compare with what Striker has revealed to the reader in part two of the novel?
4. What car accident does Striker witness in chapter 22? How is this ironic?
5. What picture does Striker have of his wife and how does this connect him with Wanda Schultz?
6. How do the Hawaiian shirts becomes something of a symbol between Striker and Irma in chapter 21?
7. What odd behaviors on the part of Gina Lorenzini does Michael O'Casey overlook due to his amorous feelings for her?
8. What is Yeats and what does it stand for in Striker's life?
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 symbolic item is mentioned in chapter 18 that is related to a similar item symbolically important to Wanda Schultz?
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