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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Wasp Factory," where does Frank put the wasp's coffin?
(a) In front of Old Saul's skull.
(b) Under his bed.
(c) In the backyard.
(d) In his pocket.

2. What does Frank say Eric would push down the clothing of children?
(a) Pins.
(b) Money.
(c) Worms.
(d) Maggots.

3. Why does Angus say he told Frank that she doesn't have a birth certificate?
(a) So she couldn't run away.
(b) So she would feel scared.
(c) So she wouldn't find out the truth.
(d) So she couldn't go to school.

4. Why does Angus give Frank androgen?
(a) To test a theory.
(b) To keep Frank thinking he is a boy.
(c) To confuse her.
(d) To eliminate her sex drive.

5. Why does the one child Eric cared for have a plastic plate in its head?
(a) Because the child was in an accident.
(b) Because of a mistake made during surgery.
(c) Because of a medical experiment.
(d) Because the child was born with a hole in its head.

6. What does Frank ask Eric on the phone in "The Wasp Factory"?
(a) If he is close to home.
(b) If he feels like dying.
(c) If he felt strong emotion.
(d) If he loves life.

7. When does Eric come home from college?
(a) After his first year.
(b) After his third year.
(c) After his fourth year.
(d) After his second year.

8. In "The Prodigal," what does Frank use his binoculars to see?
(a) A fire.
(b) Animals.
(c) His father.
(d) Eric.

9. In "The Prodigal," what does Frank see next to his father's bottle of whiskey?
(a) A telephone.
(b) A letter.
(c) A book.
(d) A broken glass.

10. Where does Frank see the animal on fire through his binoculars?
(a) In town.
(b) In a house.
(c) On a hill.
(d) On the shore.

11. In "Space Invaders," what does Frank say the wasp factory is about?
(a) The truth.
(b) The end.
(c) The beginning.
(d) The future.

12. In "Space Invaders," what does Frank say is true about his relationship with Eric?
(a) They hate each other.
(b) They understand each other.
(c) They love each other.
(d) They can get crazy together.

13. What does Frank say made Eric start drinking when he was going to college?
(a) Frank doesn't know for sure.
(b) A bad break up and experience caring for a child.
(c) Taking too many classes and a bad break up.
(d) Caring for a child and taking too many classes.

14. Who does Frank say insanity is for?
(a) Children.
(b) The elderly.
(c) Women.
(d) The weak.

15. In "Running Dog," where does Frank search after the coast?
(a) The town.
(b) The dump.
(c) The woods.
(d) A trailer park.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Eric first starts college, what career does he choose?

2. Why does Angus ask Frank to meet him at the library?

3. What happened to Eric once he started drinking while going to college?

4. In "Space Invaders," what does Frank say about Eric?

5. What does Frank find along with the male hormones in his father's study?

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