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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ida Mancini tell Victor when he asked about his grandparents?
(a) "They don't speak English."
(b) "They're dead."
(c) "They don't care about him."
(d) "They don't need to know about him."

2. What is the name of the doctor the narrator meets in the hall?
(a) Olive Greene.
(b) Paige Marshall.
(c) Marla Singer.
(d) Gen Willis

3. What did Victor and Ida hear on the radio?
(a) Their favorite song.
(b) An announcement about their car.
(c) A baseball game.
(d) A coded message that means a terrorist attack.

4. Who does Paige Marshall say has told her about Victor's sexual encounters?
(a) Denny.
(b) The women from his support groups.
(c) The nurses.
(d) His mother.

5. What does Victor's mother tell Paige Marshall parenthood is?
(a) The opiate of the masses.
(b) Overrated.
(c) A waste of time.
(d) A beautiful thing.

6. Why does the narrator go to the church?
(a) Tuberculosis support meeting.
(b) Sex addict meeting.
(c) Cancer support meeting.
(d) Alcohol Anonymous meeting.

7. What does Ida Mancini drink when walking through neighborhoods?
(a) Wine.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Soda from cans she finds in the trash.
(d) Beer left for slugs.

8. What does Victor say to the patient that accuses him of being her older brother who raped her?
(a) "Bother someone else."
(b) "Yes, I did it."
(c) "I hope you liked it."
(d) "Buzz off."

9. What did Victor ask when he was taken to the police station as a boy and was questioned about the location of his mother?
(a) He hasn't seen her.
(b) She is at their secret house.
(c) To go to the bathroom.
(d) She moved out of the country.

10. What does Victor feed his mother in the hospital?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Steak.
(c) Chocolate pudding.
(d) Fish.

11. What does Victor say about himself in Chapter 24?
(a) He just wants to help people.
(b) He is not a nice person.
(c) He is a great man.
(d) He is Jesus.

12. What does Victor tell Denny his mother has?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Restored memory.
(c) Increased appetite.
(d) A big secret.

13. What does Victor say to Paige Marshall's offer the second time they meet?
(a) "God forbid."
(b) "No way."
(c) "Of course."
(d) "When can you do it?"

14. What does the patient wear at the end of the chapter where Denny and Victor go to St. Anthony's?
(a) Denny's jacket.
(b) Denny's shirt.
(c) Denny's shoes.
(d) Denny's pants.

15. Why does Victor choke himself?
(a) To get a free meal.
(b) To make friends.
(c) To make enemies.
(d) To make money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Victor go to see Dr. Marshall in Chapter 22?

2. When Victor visits the hospital in Chapter 8, where is his mother?

3. Who does Victor tell his mother he is at the end of Chapter 10?

4. Why does Denny say he's carrying the object he brings to Victor's house?

5. What does Victor tell his mother when she asks how he is doing?

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