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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Goolrick do in the early morning the day following his mother's death?
(a) Leaves town.
(b) Cries.
(c) Builds a cabinet.
(d) Robs a bank.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who saves Goolrick's life by calling him one night, unexpectedly?

2. What happened often to the boys when they played a game down by the river with rocks?

3. What did mother once pull from her ribcage?

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

5. What does brother ask about when he finally wakes from his coma?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the dinner at Judy Judy's, including her collection, and the food, as well as the people attending.

2. Describe the area where Mother and Father are buried.

3. Explain how the patients beat the addicts in volleyball.

4. Describe how Goolrick's friend attempted suicide.

5. Explain how Mother died and Goolrick's actions at the time of her death.

6. Describe mother's appearance.

7. Describe the environment Goolrick experienced as a child.

8. Explain what Goolrick meant when he said "things took on a magical quality" (pg 104).

9. Describe how brother comes out of the coma.

10. Explain the situation when Teddy calls.

(see the answer keys)

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