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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. How did Goolrick's mother use to pay for movies?
(a) She would charge it.
(b) She would sell drugs.
(c) She would sell poems.
(d) She would ask her husband for money.

2. What did Goolrick do at age thirteen for a local paper?
(a) A book review.
(b) A news story.
(c) A photograph.
(d) An interview.

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

4. What excuse did the Goolrick children use to convince their parents to buy them things?
(a) They threatened to run away.
(b) They said they needed it for school.
(c) They said their friends had it.
(d) They said they wanted it.

5. What does Goolrick do with the girl next door?
(a) Ties her up.
(b) Tries to molest her.
(c) Has sex.
(d) Kisses her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Goolrick when he was molested?

3. What does Goolrick admit about his childhood?

4. What does Goolrick note about celebrities?

5. What killed Sally Page?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Explain that pageants of Mrs. Lackman's classes.

8. Explain what happened the morning after Goolrick was molested.

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

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

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