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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The End of the World As We Know It.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Goolrick find had infested his parents' home when he visited his father?
(a) Rats.
(b) Cockroaches.
(c) Raccoons.
(d) Ants.

2. What does Goolrick note about celebrities?
(a) They are kinder than most people.
(b) Their heads are bigger than those of normal people.
(c) They are rude.
(d) They are smaller than most people.

3. What does Mrs. Lackman do to the young man who accidentally wets himself?
(a) Allows him to go home.
(b) Changes him.
(c) Ridicules him.
(d) Forces him to strip in front of other children.

4. Why did this person survive?
(a) The air conditioning in the room was high enough to congeal the blood.
(b) The car died before it reached the cliff.
(c) The air conditioning in the room was high enough to slow breathing.
(d) The air conditioning in the room was high enough to slow heartbeat.

5. What does Goolrick do to steady his nerves that evening?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Drives.
(c) Does drugs.
(d) Drinks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was mother's table always covered in?

2. What does Goolrick note men and women had in his childhood?

3. What did Goolrick do in both his grandmother's houses?

4. What does Goolrick do every night when he returns to his apartment in New York?

5. What does Goolrick grow to despise?

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