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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 gift does Striker find himself receiving most holidays while working at Aloha Lanes?
(a) Leis.
(b) Fruity drinks.
(c) Tikis.
(d) Hawaiian shirts.

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

3. What type of social program does Striker begin at Aloha Lanes in chapter 21?
(a) A free weekend bowl for kids.
(b) A discount day care center.
(c) Free games in exchange for guns.
(d) A job placement program for teenagers.

4. Who offers to help Michael and Gina with baby Wanda?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Art.
(d) Margaret.

5. What does Striker read on Easter Sunday?
(a) Hughes.
(b) Frost.
(c) Yeats.
(d) Pound.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Michael take Gina to meet early in their relationship?

2. What bird does Gina remind Michael of in the picture he took at the bowling alley in chapter 19?

3. What game does Striker play at Irma's in chapter 21 after dinner?

4. Who is Sammy?

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

2. Why is Michael forced to quit college after marrying Gina?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is M.J. Striker and why has he come to work at the Aloha Lanes bowling alley in chapter 20?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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