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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What medical situation is occurring with his brother's wife at the time of his illness?
(a) She is in labor.
(b) She has Fibromyalsia.
(c) She is dying of breast cancer.
(d) She is pregnant.

2. Why is Goolrick a star in the hospital?
(a) His cuts are very deep.
(b) He is handsome.
(c) He is a writer.
(d) He is a movie star.

3. What could brother not figure out what to do with?
(a) His pen.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His glasses.
(d) His shoe.

4. What does the green and blue dress symbolize to Goolrick?
(a) Unhappiness.
(b) Lost perfection.
(c) Anger.
(d) The end of marriage.

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

6. What does Goolrick do to steady his nerves that evening?
(a) Drinks.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Does drugs.
(d) Drives.

7. What is wrong with Aunt Dodo?
(a) She is mentally handicapped.
(b) She is paralyzed.
(c) She is deaf.
(d) She is blind.

8. What caused Goolrick to end his relationship with his male lover?
(a) He was dragged into his lover's divorce.
(b) He was not gay.
(c) He was an alcoholic.
(d) He was violent.

9. What does Goolrick suffer from?
(a) Anhedonia.
(b) Bulimia.
(c) Anorexia.
(d) Schizophrenia.

10. Why is the psychiatrist in the hospital?
(a) She is a doctor.
(b) She is an addict.
(c) She is suicidal.
(d) She is violent.

11. What does Goolrick note about the young man in the glass room?
(a) He is violent.
(b) He is deep in despair.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is talkative.

12. What singer did brother sing to Goolrick when he claimed he had broken his new stereo?
(a) Phil Collins.
(b) Paul McCartney.
(c) Bruce Springsteen.
(d) Rick Springfield.

13. What caused Goolrick to cry at the hospital?
(a) His father's anger.
(b) His lover's denial.
(c) His mother's phone call.
(d) His therapists reassurances.

14. What did mother often eat for breakfast?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Pie.
(d) Cottage cheese.

15. What was the result of their game?
(a) They lost.
(b) They tied.
(c) The couldn't finish.
(d) They won.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the other person try suicide?

2. How long does Goolrick spend in the hospital?

3. What was mother known for?

4. What therapy does the other person endure in the hospital?

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

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