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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dessa declare is a symptom of Dominick's toxic anger and then decides to leave him?
(a) His lack of work.
(b) His swearing.
(c) His vasectomy.
(d) His stepfather.

2. ___________ retains grief at having been too busy at the end of a semester to enjoy the new baby.
(a) Joy.
(b) Dessa.
(c) Dominick.
(d) Thomas.

3. What does Dominick get access to when he sits down to talk with another therapist about his brother?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Therapy tapes.
(c) Free food.
(d) Video games.

4. Ma accepts her diagnosis as one which is ____________, even if it means that she will die a painful death.
(a) A relief.
(b) God's will.
(c) Unfair.
(d) Needed.

5. Dominick talks about how rude he was to his mother when he was being fitted for ____________.
(a) His Navy uniform.
(b) A tux.
(c) New glasses.
(d) His new waiter shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whenever Dominick sees ______________, thoughts overtake him about what might have been for Angela.

2. Ray is the stepfather who works the third shift at ____________ when the twins are growing up with their Ma.

3. Dominick wishes his father was television's _______________ and daydreams about other fathers who treat their sons well.

4. Life is just a cosmic _________, according to Dominick, a chair yanked away from a table when you're ready to sit down.

5. Who does Dominick find out wants to talk to him, per a message left by his girlfriend, Joy?

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