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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 – Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Donald in Chapter 10, what had he been for years?
(a) A mirror of what others wanted.
(b) The rejection of what others wanted.
(c) The pursuit of what others wanted.
(d) An embodiment of what others wanted.

2. Where do Margaret and Mary often hide in order to escape Donald’s erratic behavior, as discussed in Chapter 10?
(a) The garage.
(b) Their parents’ bedroom.
(c) The attic.
(d) The basement.

3. In what year does the prologue to the book begin?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1962.

4. As discussed in Chapter 13, what blinds Mimi and Don to Brian’s suffering?
(a) HIs kindness and playfulness.
(b) His piety and prayerfulness.
(c) His silence and meekness.
(d) His looks and talent.

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 12, every member of the Galvin family operates in a world without what?
(a) Consequences.
(b) Love.
(c) Peace.
(d) Understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1960s, Don Galvin becomes the executive director of which organization?

2. Which wealthy couple do the Galvins befriend in Chapter 6?

3. Which Galvin brother exercises “supreme authority” (44) over his siblings?

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 11, how does young Margaret feel about her brothers?

5. Whom does Jim marry in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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