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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gilbert is tolerant of Lionel because
(a) They share a memory of the Penguin Diorama on a museum field trip.
(b) They smoke together.
(c) They are step brothers.
(d) He feels sorry for him.

2. When Lionel invites the police officer to get a sandwich with him, it suggests
(a) He wants to let the police officer in on his favorite sandwich place.
(b) He has information to share with the police officer.
(c) He doesn't want the police officer to know where he lives.
(d) He is trying to bribe the police officer.

3. The main character's last name is
(a) Escrow.
(b) Guesscog.
(c) Essrog.
(d) Minna.

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

5. From what point of view is the story told?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person, omniscient.

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

7. When Frank leaves the building, he is being escorted by
(a) Kimmery.
(b) The doorman.
(c) Gilbert.
(d) A giant man in a black coat.

8. Many of Lionel's verbal responses include
(a) Rhymes.
(b) Profanity.
(c) Spitting.
(d) References to his childhood.

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

10. Lionel's disease is called
(a) Tourette's Syndrome.
(b) Parkinson's Disease.
(c) Crone's Disease.
(d) Touching Syndrome.

11. Echolalia refers to
(a) Yelling in between buildings to see if it echoes.
(b) Copying what someone else says each they say something.
(c) Repeating and changing words.
(d) Memorizing and repeating back conversations, word for word.

12. The owner of Zeod's Market asks Lionel if he should
(a) Put his sandwich in a bag.
(b) Make the policeman the same sandwich.
(c) Put his sandwich on Frank's tab.
(d) Kick the policeman out of his store.

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

14. During the stakeout, before he enters the building, Frank tells Lionel and Gilbert to cover him but they
(a) Tell him they don't like his plan.
(b) Admit they don't have a gun.
(c) Admit they are scared.
(d) Tell him they quit.

15. Almost everyone in the story
(a) Caught Lionel's disease from him.
(b) Smokes.
(c) Shoots someone.
(d) Is adopted.

Short Answer Questions

1. As they follow Frank in the car, after his abduction, they hear his captor say

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

3. The phrase, "and you go with them, astonished to leave yourself behind," implies

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

5. Lionel's complicated sandwich eating ritual allows him to

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