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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. To what does Goolrick compare his time at the hospital?
(a) The first weeks of grade school.
(b) The first few weeks of college.
(c) Hell.
(d) Heaven.

2. What did George accuse Goolrick of saying?
(a) Crude comments about his mother.
(b) Crude comments about his girlfriend.
(c) Crude comments against another boy.
(d) Mean comments against his sister.

3. 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.

4. What did mother make at the end of month when they were short on money?
(a) Welsh rarebit.
(b) Cabbage soup.
(c) Grilled cheese.
(d) Poached salmon.

5. Why is the psychiatrist in the hospital?
(a) She is suicidal.
(b) She is violent.
(c) She is an addict.
(d) She is a doctor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Goolrick meet the male lover he discusses in "Summer of our Suicides"?

3. What happens when Goolrick's left arm is too damaged to cut?

4. What did Goolrick's parents bring with them when they came down for brother's surgery?

5. Why was town an exciting place?

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