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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lionel's passion for The Artist Formerly Known as Prince implies
(a) That he prefers rap to jazz.
(b) That he relates to the expulsive style of the music.
(c) That his goal is to be a rock star.
(d) That he has manic tendencies.

2. The first business the Minna Men work at is called
(a) L & L Car Services.
(b) Minna Moving Company.
(c) L & L Agency.
(d) L & L Movers.

3. Throughout the story, an outburst from Lionel typically includes
(a) Drink up.
(b) Bailey.
(c) Wog.
(d) Dry weed.

4. (Tourette Dreams) immediately follows
(a) A tic.
(b) Lionel passing out.
(c) Frank's departure.
(d) Lionel blowing out the candle and going to bed.

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

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

7. In Chapter 4, the author's change in point of view makes the reader feel
(a) Confused.
(b) Included.
(c) Scared.
(d) Liked.

8. Lionel spends many hours of his childhood
(a) Crying.
(b) Hiding.
(c) Playing with Tony.
(d) In the library.

9. When he is discovered, Frank is suffering from
(a) A head wound.
(b) A gunshot wound.
(c) A knife wound.
(d) Multiple contusions.

10. At the age of twelve, Lionel's earliest compulsions include
(a) Kissing.
(b) Twirling.
(c) Hugging.
(d) Biting his nails.

11. The more obvious symptoms of Lionel's disease are
(a) Tapping, clapping and multiple personalities.
(b) Touching, counting and repeating words.
(c) Counting, yelling and swallowing.
(d) Blurting out words in his sleep and snoring.

12. The phenomenon that the boys study by watching television shows like I Dream of Jeannie and the Brady Bunch is
(a) Life in the '70's.
(b) Relationships.
(c) The antics of women.
(d) Fantasy.

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

14. At Sarah J. Hale High School, it is not cool for a white boy to talk to, flirt with or make eye contact with a black girl because
(a) The student majority is hispanic.
(b) They are already claimed by boyfriends and their lives lead elsewhere.
(c) Their are only a few black girls.
(d) The white girl gangs will be insulted and ambush them.

15. After their work is done, Frank often gives the boys
(a) Advice.
(b) Twenty dollars and a beer.
(c) Driving lessons.
(d) One hundred dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, the author changes point of view to

2. After leaving St. Vincent's, Lionel lived

3. Frank loves the effects of Lionel's disease on his clients because

4. According to Lionel, a Touretter can also be

5. In the phrase, "in Tourette Dreams you shed your tics or your tics shed you," it is implied that

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