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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Burn.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened often to the boys when they played a game down by the river with rocks?
(a) They would be arrested.
(b) They would die.
(c) They would accidentally drop rocks on their heads.
(d) They would be tattled on by the girls.

3. How did Goolrick and his brother and sister know about the cocktail parties?
(a) They were told by their parents.
(b) They were usually working the party.
(c) They were told by their friends.
(d) They were often spying.

4. What kind of coat did mother have that she was proud of?
(a) A leather coat.
(b) A sable coat.
(c) A bear coat.
(d) A mink coat.

5. What did Goolrick's parents bring with them when they came down for brother's surgery?
(a) Bourbon.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Beer.
(d) Scotch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Goolrick purchase for his parents for which they never thanked him?

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

3. What did grandfather do in response to Dodo's problem?

4. What does Goolrick do the morning of the funeral?

5. What does the family pretend Mother is dying from, to avoid reality?

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