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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. How long did Goolrick spend high, having random anonymous sexual encounters before he was suicidal?
(a) Six months.
(b) Five years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Three years.

2. What does Goolrick note about the young man in the glass room?
(a) He is talkative.
(b) He is deep in despair.
(c) He is violent.
(d) He is angry.

3. What primary emotion does Goolrick find himself feeling following his father's death?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Relief.
(c) Anger.
(d) Grief.

4. What does mother threaten to do?
(a) Tell his father.
(b) Throw him out.
(c) Call the police and institutionalize Goolrick.
(d) Kill his lover.

5. What does Goolrick note men and women had in his childhood?
(a) Cocktails and hairdos.
(b) Hairdos and nice clothing.
(c) Cocktails and music.
(d) Drugs and rock and roll.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the students have to bring on Butter Day?

3. What happened to the cream?

4. To what is Goolrick addicted?

5. What did Lackman bake for Butter Day?

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