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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. Who woke to see the molestation?
(a) Goolrick's mother.
(b) Goolrick's father.
(c) Goolrick's grandmother.
(d) Goolrick's brother.

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

3. What does Goolrick do to his sister's friend that causes him to orgasm?
(a) Kisses her.
(b) Touches her breast.
(c) Touches her finger.
(d) Makes love to her.

4. What goes Goolrick know about the people we know and love first?
(a) They feel nothing in return.
(b) They die.
(c) They linger.
(d) They are lonely.

5. What does Goolrick note about people in comas?
(a) They are attractive.
(b) They look like they are sleeping.
(c) They are not attractive.
(d) They talk a lot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What medical situation is occurring with his brother's wife at the time of his illness?

2. What excuse did the Goolrick children use to convince their parents to buy them things?

3. What was mother known for?

4. What does Goolrick do with the girl next door?

5. What primary emotion does Goolrick find himself feeling following his father's death?

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