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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. The hospital Frank tells Gilbert to drive to is
(a) Brooklyn-Queens Hospital.
(b) St. Vincents Hospital.
(c) St. Albert Hospital.
(d) Brooklyn Hospital.

2. Lionel's visits to all of Frank's favorite places suggest
(a) He is trying to get clues as to where Frank might be.
(b) He is giving the news to all of Frank's business associates.
(c) He is trying to lead the policeman off track.
(d) He is not ready to accept the reality of Frank being gone.

3. The Minna Men first meet Frank's brother, Gerard at
(a) At the hospital.
(b) They never meet him.
(c) At the Zendo.
(d) Their mother's home during Christmas dinner.

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

5. The narrator of the story is
(a) Lionel
(b) Roshi
(c) Frank
(d) Julia

Short Answer Questions

1. Lionel finds Frank

2. The first business the Minna Men work at is called

3. The parentheses around the title of Chapter 4 indicate

4. In 1979, when Frank begins picking up the boys, he is

5. From what point of view is the story told?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the opening line of the joke Lionel tells Frank?

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

4. Describe Tony's character.

5. What does Detective Seminole think of Lionel?

6. Frank's nickname for Lionel, Freakshow, suggests what?

7. What characteristic does Lionel give Frank credit for developing in himself?

8. Before he enters the Zendo, Frank Minna's instructions to Lionel include

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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