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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through He Was So Fat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Goolrick's left arm is too damaged to cut?
(a) He starts on the right.
(b) He cuts his torso.
(c) He cuts his legs
(d) He cuts his scalp.

2. What did Goolrick do in both his grandmother's houses?
(a) Killed the cat.
(b) Stole money from drawers.
(c) Peed on the carpet.
(d) Set the curtains on fire.

3. What seems surprising to Goolrick about the differences in human beings?
(a) They can be so mundane.
(b) They can be so similar.
(c) They can be so cruel.
(d) They can be so vastly different.

4. What does Goolrick begin to carry with him?
(a) A razor blade.
(b) A picture of his daughter.
(c) A comb.
(d) His medical card.

5. What did this person say was the basis for the suicide attempt?
(a) The death of his daughter.
(b) The suffering on the human spirit.
(c) The pain of divorce.
(d) The mediocrity of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Goolrick believe decides human emotion?

2. At what age did most people start smoking in Virginia, according to Goolrick?

3. Who saves Goolrick's life by calling him one night, unexpectedly?

4. Why did this person survive?

5. What could brother not figure out what to do with?

(see the answer key)

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