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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. What did Goolrick's parents never buy for him?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A car.
(c) A new pair of shoes.
(d) A new suit.

2. What does the other person's suicide attempt do for Goolrick?
(a) Makes him jealous.
(b) Opens the door for his own.
(c) Makes him feel guilty for his desires.
(d) Makes him frightened of death.

3. What does Goolrick suddenly hear as George is threatening him?
(a) His brother.
(b) The church bells.
(c) His mother.
(d) Girl scouts.

4. What are the Goolrick children not allowed to say, much less eat?
(a) Pie.
(b) Dip.
(c) Coconut.
(d) Roast.

5. At what age did most people start smoking in Virginia, according to Goolrick?
(a) Ten.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does she suggest they win at the game against the other patients?

3. What did this person say was the basis for the suicide attempt?

4. What happened to Grandmother's Canton plates?

5. What did George accuse Goolrick of saying?

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