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

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

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

4. The four Minna Men are
(a) Frank, Tony, Danny and Gilbert
(b) Gerard, Frank, Tony and Lionel
(c) Tony, Danny, Frank and Lionel.
(d) Tony, Danny, Gilbert and Lionel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Frank leaves the building, he is being escorted by

2. Danny's real language is

3. The parentheses around the fragmented sentence pieces in Chapter 4 represents

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

5. The first person to enter the building they are staking out is

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Julia's reaction when Lionel stops by to tell her about Frank?

2. What did Minna give the boys by removing them from St. Vincents?

3. At St. Vincent's Home for Boys, where did Lionel spend all of his time and why?

4. Describe Tony's character.

5. Explain the difference between a real car service and L & L.

6. What role does Frank play in the lives of the MInna Men?

7. Why was Lionel visiting all of Frank's old haunts?

8. What is inferred in the sentence: "We were all four of us an arrangement around a missing centerpiece, as incoherent as a verbless sentence.

9. Discuss Lionel's disposition with respect to his condition.

10. Describe Frank's condition when they find him.

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