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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 is the nickname Nicole earns when she is in school because of her growing chest?
(a) Naughty Nicole
(b) Double D
(c) The Squish Girl
(d) Foam Rubber

2. What hasn't Nicole done in the weeks before meeting Gary, although this changes when they meet?
(a) Called her mom
(b) Taken drugs
(c) Gone to work
(d) Slept with anyone

3. What is the kind of acid Nicole drops that causes her to scream and yell and run through the streets of Provo?
(a) Merriment
(b) Happiness
(c) Christmas
(d) Sunshine

4. Grace thought, "I'll bet a ________ he knew those boys were Mormon before he killed them."
(a) Million dollars
(b) House
(c) Dollar
(d) Nickel

5. Who does Gary contact so he has a place to stay and a job when he gets out of prison?
(a) Brenda
(b) Bessie
(c) Vern
(d) Ida

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gary get into the habit of doing with Sterling?

2. Gary Gilmore might end up in Oregon, but where was he born?

3. Who is AWOL from the army, but the army takes him back anyway?

4. Whose car is Gary driving when he has the altercation with the security guard?

5. Who does Grace go with when she is able to visit with Gary in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Peter Galovan, a character who emerges in Book 1, Part 3.

2. What happened to Nicole's Mustang which makes her have to hitchhike in order to see Gary in prison?

3. What are the mental health conclusions that Esplin and Snyder learn in their trips to Utah State Hospital?

4. What are some of the good times Bessie and Gary shared between his prison sentences?

5. Why has Gary begun to hate his Mustang and to begin to look for an alternative car?

6. What is Peter's reason for living, as described in the book, even though he can't handle much stress?

7. What does Sterling attribute to causing the bond between himself and Gary?

8. Why is Gary's case the case of a lifetime for Esplin and Snyder?

9. Describe the nature of Nicole's first marriage.

10. What do people have to say about Gary's talents as an artist?

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