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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cowboy Sandwich and Such Charming Hands.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Goolrick do the morning of the funeral?
(a) Calls a prostitute.
(b) Digs his father's grave.
(c) Drives to a bar.
(d) Has a nervous breakdown.

2. What does the family pretend Mother is dying from, to avoid reality?
(a) Colon cancer.
(b) Breast cancer.
(c) Stomach ulcers.
(d) Heart failure.

3. What does Goolrick do on his thirty-fifth birthday?
(a) He hangs himself.
(b) He drives his car off a cliff.
(c) He overdoses.
(d) He slits his wrist.

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

5. What did Goolrick do in both his grandmother's houses?
(a) Stole money from drawers.
(b) Killed the cat.
(c) Set the curtains on fire.
(d) Peed on the carpet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did brother's wife hate Goolrick?

3. What allowed the family to begin going to the beach for three weeks a year?

4. What does Goolrick admit those in the hospital still feel?

5. When Goolrick was hospitalized, what did his aunt think caused his breakdown?

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