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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. What happened to Johnny Walker's brother, Arnie?
(a) Arnie went on a killing spree.
(b) Arnie's wife left him and he became an alcoholic.
(c) Arnie committed suicide.
(d) Arnie left the area and became a hermit.

2. Where did Bart's father die of a stroke?
(a) In his bed.
(b) In a garage.
(c) At a highway construction site.
(d) In the hospital.

3. What does everyone at the laundry call Bart?
(a) Bart.
(b) Fred.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Mr. Dawes.

4. Who does Bart go to see on the morning of November 23rd?
(a) Stephan Ordner- Bart's boss.
(b) Vinnie Mason- The man in charge of new accounts.
(c) Harold Swinerton- The gun shop owner.
(d) Don Tarkington- The owner of Blue Ribbon Laundry.

5. What kind of cancer does Bart tell Olivia that he has?
(a) Testicular cancer.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Liver cancer.
(d) Cancer of the soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the opening quote to the novel?

2. What business does Sally One-Eye use as a cover-up for his mob dealings?

3. Why does Bart say that Mary doesn't have it as bad living at her parents' house as she claims?

4. What does Mary require of Bart before she will come home to him?

5. Who does Bart say he is buying the guns for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Bart's first nightmare.

2. What does "gofer" mean?

3. Who does Bart run into at the mall and what is this person doing now?

4. Why does Magliore refuse to sell explosives to Bart?

5. Explain the "Trained Dog Ethic".

6. What does Bart tell the owner of the gun shop is the reason he is buying the guns?

7. What are Bart's concerns regarding going to a New Year's Eve party at Walt Hamner's house?

8. During the phone conversation on Christmas day with Olivia, what advice does Bart give her about leaving Vegas?

9. What does Bart plan to do with the five hundred dollars he has in his pocket on December 12th?

10. Describe the simile that Bart is talking about on the morning that the Blue Ribbon Laundry is demolished.

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