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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 say in response?
(a) "You won't do that"
(b) "I don't believe you"
(c) "Go away"
(d) "I seriously doubt it"

2. What was Goolrick the first May Day play?
(a) A robin.
(b) An oriole.
(c) A bluebird.
(d) A hawk.

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

4. What did Goolrick do in both his grandmother's houses?
(a) Set the curtains on fire.
(b) Peed on the carpet.
(c) Stole money from drawers.
(d) Killed the cat.

5. What does mother threaten to do?
(a) Throw him out.
(b) Call the police and institutionalize Goolrick.
(c) Tell his father.
(d) Kill his lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Goolrick suddenly hear as George is threatening him?

2. What does Mrs. Lackman do to the young man who accidentally wets himself?

3. What did George accuse Goolrick of saying?

4. What did the students have to bring on Butter Day?

5. Whom does Goolrick wonder about, in terms of how she went on making herself breakfast, even after she knew what happened?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain what happened when Goolrick was a boy, when he was invited to a sleep over at the McClouds.

5. Describe why Goolrick was compelled to masturbate, in terms of how it made him feel and how it allowed him to escape.

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

7. Explain Mrs. Lackman's process for bathroom breaks, and why it doesn't work with the children.

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

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

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

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