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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does brother ask about when he finally wakes from his coma?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His parents.
(c) His wife.
(d) The Women's Wimbledon.

2. Who else tried to commit suicide that Goolrick knew?
(a) A bookie friend.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His wife.

3. What does Goolrick note men and women had in his childhood?
(a) Hairdos and nice clothing.
(b) Cocktails and hairdos.
(c) Cocktails and music.
(d) Drugs and rock and roll.

4. What seems surprising to Goolrick about the differences in human beings?
(a) They can be so cruel.
(b) They can be so similar.
(c) They can be so mundane.
(d) They can be so vastly different.

5. What does Goolrick admit those in the hospital still feel?
(a) A sense of anger.
(b) A sense of competitiveness.
(c) A sense of righteousness.
(d) A sense of dignity.

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

7. How does she suggest they win at the game against the other patients?
(a) They should hit the same side to confuse them.
(b) They should tackle the smallest.
(c) They should simply to to hit as far as possible.
(d) They should hit from side to side to tire them.

8. What did Goolrick's parents bring with them when they came down for brother's surgery?
(a) Bourbon.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Beer.

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

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

11. What does Teddy call to inform the family about?
(a) Sister's house burning down.
(b) Mother's illness.
(c) Brother's death.
(d) Father's illness.

12. What didn't anyone during Goolrick's childhood drink?
(a) Beer.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Wine.

13. What does Dodo try to get Goolrick to do to her?
(a) Make love to her.
(b) Tie her up.
(c) Kiss her.
(d) Kill her.

14. How old was Goolrick's brother when he had an aneurysm?
(a) Ninety.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Thirty-five.
(d) Sixteen.

15. What did each person have to do each morning in the hospital?
(a) Run a mile.
(b) Feed the birds.
(c) Get dressed.
(d) Take a shower.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Goolrick begin having suicidal thoughts?

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

3. Why did brother's wife hate Goolrick?

4. Why did Goolrick's parents summon him home one Christmas to scream at him?

5. What does Goolrick believe decides human emotion?

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