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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. Where does the Galvin family move in 1951?
(a) Colorado Springs, Colorado.
(b) Fort Collins, Colorado.
(c) Denver, Colorado.
(d) Boulder, Colorado.

2. How does Don Galvin once describe John, as revealed in Chapter 13?
(a) As the apple of his eye.
(b) As the pièce de résistance.
(c) As the cream of the crop.
(d) As the best of the litter.

3. After Jim drops out of college in Chapter 8, what job does he take?
(a) Butcher.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Taxi driver.
(d) Bartender.

4. What is the Farm, as explained in Chapter 21?
(a) A mental hospital.
(b) A hippie commune.
(c) A farm.
(d) A treatment center.

5. In what state is the boarding school Mary attends in Chapter 23?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Connecticut.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 11, what does young Margaret do about the conflicts consuming her brothers?

2. To whom does Mimi Galvin unburden herself in Chapter 17?

3. What is the name of Brian’s girlfriend, as explained in Chapter 16?

4. What do many of the Galvin children believe regarding Brian’s death in Chapter 16?

5. What does Michael want his family to do in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Don Galvin while stationed in Canada, as explained in Chapter 5?

2. What happens to Michael in Chapter 13? Why does Michael believe these things have happened to him?

3. Who is Lynn DeLisi and for what does she begin searching in Chapter 18?

4. What is the theory schizophrenogenic mother, as explained in Chapter 4?

5. How does Jim distance himself from his older brother in Chapter 6?

6. What change does Mary experience to her home situation in Chapter 23?

7. What does the community think about the Galvins, as explained in Chapter 15?

8. What is the Farm? What does Michael learn there in Chapter 21?

9. How is Margaret affected by her home life, as revealed in Chapter 11?

10. What happens to Donald’s marriage to Jean in Chapter 10? What is the result?

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