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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What singer did brother sing to Goolrick when he claimed he had broken his new stereo?
2. What medical situation is occurring with his brother's wife at the time of his illness?
3. What did mother once pull from her ribcage?
4. What did each person have to do each morning in the hospital?
5. What does Goolrick inadvertently put on his mother's wound?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe details about the mental hospital.
2. Explain the situation that led to Goolrick's cutting behaviors.
3. Describe the environment Goolrick experienced as a child.
4. Describe the circumstances that led to brother's CAT scan which revealed the aneurysm.
5. Describe how Goolrick's friend attempted suicide.
6. Explain the young man who joins the ward while Goolrick is there.
7. Describe Goolrick's state of mind at this point in the novel.
8. Explain how the patients beat the addicts in volleyball.
9. Describe Goolrick's relationship with his male lover.
10. Describe mother's appearance.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Goolrick's mother, according to Goolrick in "The End of the World as We Know It," seemed to blame him for the molestation, as though he had done something to deserve it, or had somehow asked for it. Do you think this is merely how Goolrick felt, or do you think she actually felt this way? Why? How did she show her feelings for Goolrick, according to his statements in the rest of the novel? Was she kind, horrific, or both, and why? Be sure to use examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
In "A Persistence of Song," Goolrick notes that he writes the novel with the hope that he can save one child from molestation. Do you think Goolrick's novel has the power to impact someone enough not to rape a child? Why or why not? Do you think the pain Goolrick's suffers in the novel is enough to convince a pedophile that their actions are not only inappropriate, but that they can ruin a life? Why? Do you think an alcoholic parent might take a moment to think about their actions with their children after reading this book?
Essay Topic 3
Choose one of the following characters who was aware of the molestation of Goolrick and discuss, in detail, how the character knew, how they reacted, what they should have done, and possible reasons for their behaviors. This examination is to be in depth. Use information gleaned not only from "Such Charming Hands" but from the explanations in the rest of the novel of the person's everyday characteristics.
-Father
-Mother
-Grandmother
-Goolrick
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