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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of the rules for Goolrick's mother?
(a) She never drank or served rum.
(b) She never ate meat.
(c) She never drank water.
(d) She never served rabbit.

2. What did Goolrick read to his brother's wife in the church?
(a) Poems.
(b) Obituaries.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Newspaper articles.

3. What did mother once pull from her ribcage?
(a) A rusted carpet tack.
(b) Scissors.
(c) A pine needle.
(d) A nail.

4. 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 accidentally drop rocks on their heads.
(c) They would be tattled on by the girls.
(d) They would die.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Goolrick's parents summon him home one Christmas to scream at him?

3. Why does Goolrick fly first class to see his brother?

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

5. What kind of coat did mother have that she was proud of?

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