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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. Who is always noting the different venial and mortal sins which causes Dominick to worry about his future?
(a) Thomas.
(b) No one.
(c) Ray.
(d) Ma.

2. What does Dominick say that he doesn't want to be when Patel suggests that they run some tests on the twins' brains?
(a) A patient.
(b) Helpful.
(c) Research excuse.
(d) Lab rat.

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

4. Who has Dominick raped which makes him feel guilty the following day, as evidenced at the start of this section?
(a) Patel.
(b) Marie.
(c) Joy.
(d) Dessa.

5. Who is described as being patient, attractive, incisive, and helpful as she described various stories to Dominick?
(a) Settle.
(b) Sheffer.
(c) Patel.
(d) Marjorie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dominick is talked out of getting a ___________ as this will only complicate matters, he is told.

2. What do the twins receive as their graduation present from their Ma and Ray when they're headed off to college?

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

4. Thomas says that Ray is jealous of _______ special plans for him, according to the therapy tape.

5. Patel insists that getting inside of Thomas' ___________ is the key to teaching Thomas self-management.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dominick learn when he goes to visit Sheffer in the office to talk about Thomas, in this story?

2. Why does Dominick decide to take up house painting instead of teaching anymore?

3. What is Thomas wondering when he is being transported to Three Rivers for observation in this story?

4. What happens when it's found out that Thomas did not get a safe number in the draft for Vietnam war fighting?

5. What happens to the memoir by Papa which Dominick decides he wants to translate for himself?

6. What does Ma forbid the boys from telling their stepfather when they are coming back from the movie theater?

7. What do the two boys think about when their mother takes them to a movie in 1958 and both boys are bored?

8. Why does Dell decide to lower the price of the used car that he is trying to sell to Leo, in this story?

9. To what does Dominick attribute the meanness of Ray towards Thomas when he is arguing with Joy?

10. What is the story that Dominick maintains when the police question him and Leo about Dell?

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