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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 purchase for his parents for which they never thanked him?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Stocks.
(c) A house.
(d) Cars.

2. Where did Goolrick's brother serve when he was in the military?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Italy.

3. What did Goolrick find had infested his parents' home when he visited his father?
(a) Rats.
(b) Raccoons.
(c) Ants.
(d) Cockroaches.

4. Why did this person survive?
(a) The car died before it reached the cliff.
(b) The air conditioning in the room was high enough to congeal the blood.
(c) The air conditioning in the room was high enough to slow heartbeat.
(d) The air conditioning in the room was high enough to slow breathing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What game were the patients required to play each day?

3. What happened to the cream?

4. What did Goolrick hope his new object would provide for him?

5. What did Goolrick's father stop doing nearly entirely?

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