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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lionel describes the effect of drugs on his constellation of behaviors as
(a) Snowflake land.
(b) Wheels within wheels.
(c) Dimming the world.
(d) Rama-lama-ding-dong.

2. Frank Minna begins picking the boys up
(a) In a van.
(b) From school.
(c) To visit his mother.
(d) After midnight.

3. In the sentence, "and you go with them, astonished to leave yourself behind," who is them?
(a) The tics.
(b) Other people suffering from Tourette's.
(c) Your dreams.
(d) The sheds.

4. As Lionel searches for the "language of himself" as a boy, he relates to
(a) Larry Hagman.
(b) Daffy Duck.
(c) Dick York.
(d) Desi Arnaz.

5. After leaving St. Vincent's, Lionel lived
(a) Next door to Julia.
(b) In the apartment above L & L.
(c) With Frank Minna.
(d) On the street for two years.

6. When Minna is abducted, Lionel and Gilbert are able to find him because
(a) They guess where he is being taken
(b) They are able to follow the car.
(c) Tony calls and tells them where he is.
(d) He is wearing a wire and gives them clues.

7. In the phrase, "in Tourette Dreams you shed your tics or your tics shed you," it is implied that
(a) Tics involve shedding.
(b) Tics change at night.
(c) Tics have control over the person and not vice versa.
(d) Tics are not very friendly.

8. The Minna Man convinced that the Italians will return for him is
(a) Lionel
(b) Danny
(c) Tony
(d) Frank

9. The personal items Frank leaves in the back seat of the car so that they are not stolen in the hospital are
(a) His wallet, watch and beeper.
(b) His bible and glasses.
(c) His gun and phone.
(d) His picture of Julia and wedding ring.

10. The symptoms of Lionel's disease are called
(a) Ticks.
(b) Taps.
(c) Lics.
(d) Tics.

11. The last of Lionel's symtoms to emerge at thirteen, which is encouraged by Frank is
(a) Whistling.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Winking.
(d) Language.

12. L & L Car Service is different from other car services because
(a) They drive limos.
(b) They advertise in the yellow pages.
(c) They drive taxis.
(d) They never look for business and are rarely available to drive.

13. Lionel's complicated sandwich eating ritual allows him to
(a) Monitor his food so that he doesn't overeat.
(b) Eat without touching his food.
(c) Use his favorite fork.
(d) Satisfy his compulsions so that he has room to grieve.

14. Frank Minna refers to his Mother as
(a) Ma.
(b) The Old Stove.
(c) Carlotta.
(d) Mommy.

15. Throughout the book, vignettes tell the reader
(a) The thought process for someone with Lionel's disease.
(b) How Lionel becomes a Zen Master.
(c) How Lionel falls in love with Kimmery.
(d) Clues about who is the murderer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Danny's real language is

2. The four Minna Men are

3. At the age of thirteen, Tony is taken in and then returned by foster parents because

4. Lionel spends many hours of his childhood

5. As Julia leaves the building, she is stopped by a police officer who asks her where she was that afternoon. Her response is, "Talk to Lionel,"

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