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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frank loves the effects of Lionel's disease on his clients because
(a) He thinks they need to be taught a lesson.
(b) He is rude.
(c) He wants to teach them about the disease.
(d) It unnerves them.

2. Although Lionel describes his abundance of symptoms and the feelings that accompany them, he does not
(a) Tell jokes.
(b) Try to suppress them.
(c) Understand that he is different than others.
(d) Whine and complain.

3. At the hospital, the doctors tell Lionel and Gilbert
(a) That Frank had a heart attack.
(b) That they couldn't save Frank.
(c) That Frank needs stitches.
(d) That Frank is in surgery.

4. When Lionel goes to tell Julia about Frank, he finds out
(a) She is having an affair.
(b) She already knows and is packed to leave.
(c) She has a police escort.
(d) She is taking over L & L Car Service.

5. In 1979, when Frank begins picking up the boys, he is
(a) Married, but living with his mother.
(b) Ignorant and rude.
(c) Twenty-five years old.
(d) Still a boy himself.

6. At the age of thirteen, Tony is taken in and then returned by foster parents because
(a) He is caught in bed with their sixteen-year-old daughter.
(b) He is gay.
(c) They are Quaker.
(d) He smokes and swears.

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

8. When Lionel visits Julia, she teases him by
(a) Placing his hands on her breasts.
(b) Blowing smoke in his face.
(c) Counting backwards.
(d) Pretending she was still in love with Frank.

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

10. The door of Lionel's apartment was riddled by dents because
(a) Gangsters had shot at it.
(b) One of his neighbors had tried to kick it down.
(c) Lionel had a ritual of rapping his keys on the door before he opened it.
(d) A decorator told him that was the style.

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

12. When Frank says, "Don't tug the boat," he means
(a) Pushing your luck too far.
(b) Interrupting.
(c) Failing to introduce someone.
(d) Making everyone wait for you.

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) They guess where he is being taken
(c) Tony calls and tells them where he is.
(d) They are able to follow the car.

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

15. The characteristic of Lionel's that is masked by his symptoms is
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His love of food.
(c) His sensitivity.
(d) His need for vengence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lionel's visits to all of Frank's favorite places suggest

2. All of the Minna Men

3. L & L Car Service is different from other car services because

4. When asked where she is going, Julia tells Lionel

5. On the way to the hospital, Minna asks Lionel for

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