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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kathleen mentions that she would like to see ____________, since Jen's brothers already have.
(a) Sarah.
(b) Honey.
(c) Megan.
(d) Wallace.

2. The doctors find a brain tumor in the _________ area of the brain, which is frustrating to Wallace as a writer.
(a) Learning.
(b) Memory.
(c) Language.
(d) Emotional.

3. The siblings decide that everyone in their family is ______________ anyway, so their psychoses don't matter.
(a) Dead or dying.
(b) Mentally ill.
(c) Respected.
(d) Ignored.

4. The Burn Outs are the old hippies in town who did way too many drugs when they were younger and now cannot stop ______________.
(a) Laughing.
(b) Moving.
(c) Crying.
(d) Tripping.

5. What catches fire the week before the surgery for Wallace is scheduled to happen?
(a) Chicken coop.
(b) His car.
(c) A tree in his yard.
(d) His bathroom.

6. Since life is filled with insane situations, it seems that there is no reason to try to approach life as though these situations were always _____________.
(a) Normal.
(b) True.
(c) Finite.
(d) Solvable.

7. What does Kathleen offer as her excuse for not meeting with Jen as she promised to do?
(a) Stress.
(b) Forgetfulness.
(c) Death in the family.
(d) Doesn't like Jen.

8. One of the things that drew Jen to Eric is that he never says anything about the __________ in her cabin.
(a) Cat.
(b) Book.
(c) Darkness.
(d) Mess.

9. There is another group in town called the _______________ who are New Age folks that are trying to share goodwill with everyone they meet.
(a) A Blinding Light.
(b) Cosmica Ramas.
(c) The Team.
(d) True Lovers.

10. _________ says that he is worried about how others will perceive him within this dream of a situation.
(a) No one.
(b) Randy.
(c) Ben.
(d) Wallace.

11. Megan tells Jen about a new fertility drug which she finds to be hilarious as it's made from the ___________ of Italian nuns.
(a) Wine.
(b) Urine.
(c) Toenail clippings.
(d) Hair.

12. Because Ben used to ___________, he doesn't want people to think that he's thrown his life away by becoming an emotional mess now.
(a) Do drugs.
(b) Live on the streets.
(c) Be rich.
(d) Be a leader.

13. Eric and Jen have less of a romance and more of a friendship that is punctuated with ________, according to the book.
(a) Rock and roll.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Sex.
(d) Drugs.

14. What do the kids make in order to cover up their nervousness when they finally take Wallace to this hospital?
(a) Bad drinks.
(b) Jokes.
(c) Excuses not to come to the hospital.
(d) Large joints.

15. Who is the person that knocks over the vase accidentally, which causes Wallace to wake up?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Ben.
(c) Jen.
(d) Randy.

Short Answer Questions

1. This friend of Jen's tries to reassure her with a story about her family ________, even though the story doesn't end well.

2. What does Jen think is happening with Eric when she wakes up in the night to find that he is not there anymore?

3. Who calls Jen to let her know that everything in the surgery went well and that Wallace was resting comfortably?

4. What does Wallace decide to make out before his surgery, just in case something happens?

5. What does Kathleen admit to having, which makes her an interesting choice for a sort of therapist for Jen?

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