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

3. What ruined mother's blue and green striped dress?
(a) Age.
(b) A stain.
(c) A tear.
(d) A cigarette burn.

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

5. What was one of the rules for Goolrick's mother?
(a) She never served rabbit.
(b) She never drank or served rum.
(c) She never drank water.
(d) She never ate meat.

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

7. How did Goolrick and his brother and sister know about the cocktail parties?
(a) They were often spying.
(b) They were told by their friends.
(c) They were usually working the party.
(d) They were told by their parents.

8. What does Goolrick do that he can never forgive himself for when his mother dies?
(a) He condemns her.
(b) He has a fight with her as she is dying.
(c) He is drunk when she dies.
(d) He leaves her alone to die.

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

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

11. What does Mother need to stop doing in order to get well?
(a) Using drugs.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Taking aspirin.

12. What did the eighteen year old boy who lived in the neighborhood want that had belonged to Goolrick's father?
(a) His bed.
(b) His dog.
(c) His carport.
(d) His house.

13. What does Goolrick do instead of suicide?
(a) He begins to cut himself.
(b) He begins to weep.
(c) He enters a mental institution.
(d) He begins to knit.

14. What happened often to the boys when they played a game down by the river with rocks?
(a) They would be arrested.
(b) They would die.
(c) They would be tattled on by the girls.
(d) They would accidentally drop rocks on their heads.

15. How long does Goolrick spend in the hospital?
(a) Eight weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) Twelve weeks.
(d) Three weeks.