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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Goolrick's mother and father die?
(a) They drank too much.
(b) They were in a car accident.
(c) They suffered from colitis.
(d) They smoked too much.

3. What did the children call out for mother to do as she left each night?
(a) Say her prayers.
(b) Twirl in her dress.
(c) Have fun.
(d) Sleep well.

4. Who saves Goolrick's life by calling him one night, unexpectedly?
(a) The police.
(b) A psychotherapist friend.
(c) His brother.
(d) His mother.

5. What does the psychiatrist say about addicts?
(a) They are lonely.
(b) They are in misery.
(c) They are not intelligent.
(d) They have no sense of limits.

6. What does Goolrick begin to carry with him?
(a) A comb.
(b) His medical card.
(c) A picture of his daughter.
(d) A razor blade.

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

8. Why is Goolrick happy the door is always locked?
(a) It keeps people out.
(b) It feels like a prison.
(c) It keeps his family from bothering him.
(d) It keeps him in.

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

10. What does Dodo do that the other children cannot do?
(a) Draws.
(b) Smokes and drinks.
(c) Drives.
(d) Reads.

11. At what age did Goolrick begin having suicidal thoughts?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Five.
(d) Thirty.

12. What caused Goolrick to end his relationship with his female lover?
(a) She became obsessive.
(b) She was violent.
(c) She was an addict.
(d) She wanted to marry.

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

14. What did grandfather do in response to Dodo's problem?
(a) He stopped drinking.
(b) He started drinking.
(c) He stopped smoking.
(d) He started smoking.

15. What does Judy collect?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Penguins.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the eighteen year old boy who lived in the neighborhood want that had belonged to Goolrick's father?

2. What does Goolrick do instead of suicide?

3. What was one of the rules for Goolrick's mother?

4. What does Goolrick do to steady his nerves that evening?

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

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