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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Playing the Zone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mother need to stop doing in order to get well?
(a) Taking aspirin.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Using drugs.

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

3. Why is Goolrick a star in the hospital?
(a) He is handsome.
(b) He is a movie star.
(c) He is a writer.
(d) His cuts are very deep.

4. Why is Goolrick happy the door is always locked?
(a) It keeps his family from bothering him.
(b) It keeps him in.
(c) It feels like a prison.
(d) It keeps people out.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Goolrick and his brother and sister know about the cocktail parties?

2. Where did Goolrick's brother serve when he was in the military?

3. What does Goolrick admit his mother never showed him?

4. What does Judy collect?

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

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