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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Maybe I'm Amazed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Teddy call to inform the family about?
(a) Sister's house burning down.
(b) Father's illness.
(c) Brother's death.
(d) Mother's illness.

2. What could brother not figure out what to do with?
(a) His pen.
(b) His glasses.
(c) His shoe.
(d) His shirt.

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

4. What second operation did brother have that could have rendered him "a zombie" according to mother?
(a) A frontal lobotomy.
(b) A severing of the right and left brain.
(c) A heart transplant.
(d) A removal of the left brain.

5. What singer did brother sing to Goolrick when he claimed he had broken his new stereo?
(a) Phil Collins.
(b) Bruce Springsteen.
(c) Paul McCartney.
(d) Rick Springfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. What primary emotion does Goolrick find himself feeling following his father's death?

2. What does Mother need to stop doing in order to get well?

3. For how long did Goolrick's peaceful relationship with his sister-in-law last?

4. What does Goolrick inadvertently put on his mother's wound?

5. Why did brother's wife hate Goolrick?

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