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

2. At what age did most people start smoking in Virginia, according to Goolrick?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirty.

3. What disease does Goolrick's mother have?
(a) Ulcerative Colitis.
(b) Fibromyalsia.
(c) Varices.
(d) Lyme Disease.

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

5. 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 congeal the blood.
(c) The air conditioning in the room was high enough to slow heartbeat.
(d) The car died before it reached the cliff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Goolrick to cry at the hospital?

2. What does Goolrick do every night when he returns to his apartment in New York?

3. What did Goolrick purchase for his parents for which they never thanked him?

4. What does Dodo do that the other children cannot do?

5. What could brother not figure out what to do with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Goolrick is somewhat of a star in the hospital.

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

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

4. Explain what Goolrick means when he talks about the mystery of how most people carry on.

5. Explain why Goolrick is surprised at his emotions following his father's death.

6. Describe Goolrick's relationship with his female lover.

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

8. Describe the environment Goolrick experienced as a child.

9. Describe Goolrick's relationship with his male lover.

10. Describe the circumstances that led to brother's CAT scan which revealed the aneurysm.

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