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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Persistence of Song.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did brother's wife hate Goolrick?
(a) She thought he flirted with her.
(b) She felt he was cruel to her husband.
(c) She hated his drug use.
(d) She felt he was a drunk.

2. What did Goolrick's godfather's wife bring to the family following Father's death?
(a) Clothing.
(b) A ham.
(c) Money.
(d) A new car.

3. What does Goolrick think was the ultimate goal of Butter Day?
(a) For the children to have a day off.
(b) For the children to learn.
(c) For Mrs. Lackman to receive free butter.
(d) For the store to sell cream.

4. What does Goolrick find of his mother that reminds him she was once happy?
(a) A photograph.
(b) Her diary.
(c) Her poems.
(d) Letters.

5. What is the final question of the chapter?
(a) "How did they go on?"
(b) "Why did I go on?"
(c) "How did I go on?"
(d) "What did they go on?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Goolrick find had infested his parents' home when he visited his father?

2. How many hands are in Goolrick's hallucination about suicide?

3. What could brother not figure out what to do with?

4. What does Goolrick note about people in comas?

5. What happened to Grandmother's Canton plates?

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