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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. Why did the McClouds throw Goolrick out?
(a) He was gay.
(b) He was drunk.
(c) His family thought they were better than everyone.
(d) He did drugs.

2. What is wrong with Mrs. Lackman's son?
(a) He is a sociopath.
(b) He is bipolar.
(c) He is schizophrenic.
(d) He is manic depressive.

3. What does Mother say is wrong with Goolrick when he complains of blood in his stools?
(a) It was his fault for letting father molest him.
(b) It was something he drank.
(c) It is the flu.
(d) It was something he ate.

4. What did Goolrick's parents never buy for him?
(a) A new suit.
(b) A car.
(c) A new pair of shoes.
(d) A bicycle.

5. What did the students have to bring on Butter Day?
(a) Butter,
(b) Sugar.
(c) Cream.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Goolrick's father do in one of the pageants?

2. What word do the Goolrick's use instead of fabrics?

3. What costume did Goolrick and his brother love as children?

4. What does Goolrick do with the girl next door?

5. What excuse did the Goolrick children use to convince their parents to buy them things?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Goolrick mean by "how did they thrive so long, and then fail" at the end of this chapter?

2. Describe Goolrick's reply to George's threat.

3. Explain what Goolrick means by calling his brother "a sly one" (pg. 124).

4. Explain what happens when Goolrick tells his mother about the blood when he goes to the bathroom.

5. Describe the creek and explain why it is "violently sexy".

6. What seems to be Goolrick's primary premise in "How I Went On"?

7. Explain the confrontation between Goolrick and his mother in the first grade.

8. Explain how cream was used to make butter in the classroom.

9. Explain what happened to Goolrick when he was four years old.

10. Describe Mrs. Lackman's son.

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