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Robert Goolrick
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Robert Goolrick
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 game were the patients required to play each day?
(a) Football.
(b) Volleyball.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Basketball.

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

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

4. What does Goolrick admit his mother never showed him?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Patience.
(c) Love.
(d) Gentleness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long did Goolrick's peaceful relationship with his sister-in-law last?

2. What does the psychiatrist say about addicts?

3. How long does Goolrick spend in the hospital?

4. What did mother make at the end of month when they were short on money?

5. What did Miss Nell do for herself each morning when she woke?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the event with mother's blue and green striped dress.

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

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

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

5. Describe Dodo.

6. Explain why Goolrick's parents were so angry with him for writing his first book.

7. Describe the game Goolrick and his brother used to play as children, and the consequences.

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

9. Describe how Goolrick's friend attempted suicide.

10. Explain Goolrick's initial reaction to his friend's attempt, and his later reactions.

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