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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 Goolrick grow to despise?
(a) The taste of bourbon.
(b) The touch of loved ones.
(c) The casual touch of strangers.
(d) The smell of burning hair.

2. What does Goolrick do to his sister's friend that causes him to orgasm?
(a) Makes love to her.
(b) Touches her finger.
(c) Kisses her.
(d) Touches her breast.

3. Whom does Goolrick meet on his way into town?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His sister.
(d) Boys from school.

4. Who saved George's life that day?
(a) Kathleen McKenna.
(b) Jennifer Dench.
(c) Judy Garland.
(d) Iona Freeland.

5. How does Goolrick get home that day?
(a) He walks.
(b) He takes the bus.
(c) He calls his mother.
(d) He rides his bike.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Goolrick when he was molested?

2. What did brother want mother to say before he ate his dinner?

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

4. For which holidays were pageants held?

5. What did Goolrick think the man was doing at first?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what happens when Goolrick runs into the boys from school.

2. Explain Goolrick's story of his "real" parents.

3. Explain the title of this chapter, "Such Charming Hands."

4. What does Goolrick mean when he points out that they boys thought he was one of them?

5. Describe the events that took place with Roy and Goolrick's brother in the field.

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

7. Summarize Goolrick's experiences during kindergarten and first grade.

8. Explain how Goolrick and his siblings coerce their mother into buying things, and how they pay for it.

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

10. What does Goolrick mean when he says he has spent his life looking for the thing that will make him into whom he wants to be?

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