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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the youngest Walker feed his parents when they start to die?
(a) Grass.
(b) Tree bark.
(c) His own skin.
(d) Mud and leaves.

2. How does the narrator describe the look Barney gives the nurse?
(a) A twenty carat look.
(b) A golden sunshine look.
(c) A silver platter look.
(d) A butter wouldn't melt look.

3. Where does Barney say his luck is?
(a) Behind his ear.
(b) In his pants.
(c) In the bookies.
(d) Under his bed.

4. What does the narrator say she could do for Barney if she stayed in Stockton?
(a) Sell his things.
(b) Read him stories.
(c) Bring him candy and racing forms.
(d) Place bets for him.

5. What language do the students in Casey's new school mostly speak?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Vietnamese.

6. Where does Barney say he is going next time to gamble?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) San Francisco.

7. What kind of suit has Morey worn to the hospital?
(a) A double breast suit.
(b) A zoot suit.
(c) A single breast suit.
(d) An Italian suit.

8. How does the middle brother of the Walker family die?
(a) He walks in front of a train.
(b) He boils himself to death.
(c) He overdoses on opium.
(d) He hangs himself.

9. What does Casey's teacher tell her after she slaps her with a ruler?
(a) You white child, not Chinese.
(b) You too dumb, you copy book.
(c) You smell too bad for classroom.
(d) You common fool.

10. What kind of establishment was Barney leaving when the men gave him a beating?
(a) A bookie's place.
(b) A bar.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A casino.

11. What film does the narrator try to watch on TV?
(a) Dracula.
(b) Frankenstein.
(c) The Crabman.
(d) The Attack of the 50ft Woman.

12. What is stamped on the plastic front of Barney's lucky charm?
(a) Be your own savior.
(b) Lady Luck.
(c) Those who believe.
(d) Happy God.

13. In what part of San Francisco does Phil live?
(a) Castro.
(b) Bayview.
(c) St. Francis Woods.
(d) Cathedral Hill.

14. The narrator says that Phil sounds like _____________.
(a) A complete book.
(b) A real pill.
(c) A crawdaddy.
(d) A sugardaddy.

15. What does Phil do for a job?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A bookie.
(d) An accountant.

Short Answer Questions

1. All the furniture looks like its been ordered out of _____________.

2. What does Phil call Casey's comics?

3. What color does Morey's skin gleam when the light shines on it?

4. Whom does Barney tell Casey about as they walk through the flower garden?

5. What does the narrator do to make Ethel feel better?

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