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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whenever Dominick sees ______________, thoughts overtake him about what might have been for Angela.
(a) Tree houses.
(b) Books.
(c) Little girls.
(d) Swimming pools.

2. Who is holding his own while staying at Hatch for the last ten days, according to Sheffer?
(a) Dominick.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Ray.
(d) Thomas.

3. Who decides to sit with Thomas after his scary incident, even though it means this other person can't do anything?
(a) George.
(b) Joy.
(c) Dominick.
(d) Dessa.

4. Clarabel was a __________ on the Howdy Doody Show, as referenced in the section describing the time when the boys grew up.
(a) Cow.
(b) Woman.
(c) Mouse.
(d) Clown.

5. Dominick remembers how a professor once talked about how religion being the ___________ of the people.
(a) Blinders.
(b) Opiate.
(c) Gospel.
(d) Truth.

6. Dominick is talked out of getting a ___________ as this will only complicate matters, he is told.
(a) Phone call.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Bail bondsman.
(d) Verdict.

7. Thomas, as a child, wanted to save up his money in order to buy Ma a ___________, but Dominick beat him to it.
(a) Painting.
(b) Music box.
(c) Book.
(d) Bible.

8. What stands next to the Indian Cemetery as described in the book in Three Rivers, CT?
(a) State Hospital.
(b) A playground.
(c) The school.
(d) A bus station.

9. What is the terminal disease that Thomas and Dominick's mother eventually dies from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Lupus.

10. What is the name of Sheffer's seven-year-old daughter, who causes Dominick to remember the loss of his own daughter?
(a) Penny.
(b) Mary.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Marie.

11. Which friend is Dominick trying to please when he joins the gym where he eventually meets Joy?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Leo.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Ray.

12. Who says he/she is sorry for Dominick's troubles in his life, as he/she has heard too many stories?
(a) Henry.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Sven.
(d) James.

13. In this chapter, the law of the ____________ is discussed along with the psychology of sales.
(a) Business world.
(b) Car.
(c) Playground.
(d) Jungle.

14. To what city did the twins go when they were in sixth grade, going to the city as a class for a field trip?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Detroit.
(d) New York.

15. What is the drink which is handed out at the bar in order to celebrate the moon landing?
(a) Beer.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thomas buys a book on ___________ and makes his girlfriend read the stories to him while he pleasures himself.

2. Dominick talks about how rude he was to his mother when he was being fitted for ____________.

3. Dominick asks Sheffer to avoid the __________ when they are speaking with each other and demands to have Thomas out earlier.

4. ________ is a big talking, sex addict who is stuck in a going-nowhere job but is convinced he will get his break in the movies.

5. Ralph is actually discriminated against in school because he is ____________, which is part of the reason he speaks up in class too.

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