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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. At sometime in the past, Dominick, Leo, and Ralph all did a ___________ together, according to the book.
(a) Book.
(b) Play.
(c) Bag job.
(d) Movie.

2. When is the next hearing for Thomas scheduled, according to Sheffer when she comes into the room?
(a) Easter.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) New Year's Day.

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

4. What did the United States citizens fear most about the Soviet Union during the 1950s?
(a) Nuclear attack.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Better economy.
(d) Invasion.

5. What does Dominick throw out the window of Leo's car as they are leaving the police station?
(a) Eight track tapes.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Food.
(d) Drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose picture is the biggest in Ma and Ray's room, as Dominick notices when he's sitting there?

2. What is the profession of Ralph Drinkwater at the Hatch Center, according to descriptions in the story?

3. Who is forbidden to have male visitors while her family is away, though she does so anyway?

4. Dominick awakes from a dream in which he ignores Thomas' skill at __________________.

5. Which of the characters finds it easier to believe that there is no God, which makes life have no sense or meaning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ma do when the television explodes, according to Dominick's memory from 1958?

2. Who tries to assure Dominick that Thomas is fine at the place where he is recovering?

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

4. How does Dominick endanger himself when he is out with Leo during the summer of 1969?

5. Why does Thomas believe that Dominick has been singled out in his life, according to the therapy tape?

6. What does Thomas not remember which causes him to think that Dominick is mad at him?

7. What is happening when Dominick goes through the motions of having sex with his girlfriend, Joy?

8. What is the news about the case that Dominick learns when he is talking with Patel and listening to Thomas' tapes?

9. What are the guidelines for Dominick being able to visit Thomas when he is at the center?

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

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