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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. To whom does Irma say a lone tea cup she displays in her living room belonged?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her daughter, Lucie.
(d) Her son, Saul.

2. How long before Wanda and Margaret meet does part 2 begin?
(a) Two years.
(b) A year.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A few months.

3. Who is Sammy?
(a) Irma's husband.
(b) Irma's cat.
(c) Irma's cousin.
(d) Irma's son.

4. What television show does Irma and Striker watch after dinner in chapter 21?
(a) Family Feud.
(b) The Price is Right.
(c) Wheel of Fortune.
(d) Jeopardy!

5. What animal does the author compare her character to in chapter 18?
(a) A bear.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A mollusk.
(d) A bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does Striker play at Irma's in chapter 21 after dinner?

2. What type of plant does Irma call hearty in chapter 21?

3. What type of social program does Striker begin at Aloha Lanes in chapter 21?

4. Why does Michael stop sending postcards to Maureen to let her know where he was in chapter 19?

5. What color hair does Irma Kominsky have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What picture does Striker have of his wife and how does this connect him with Wanda Schultz?

2. Why does Michael leave his daughter and go in search of his missing wife in chapter 19?

3. What character seems to tell Striker how he can pull Irma out of her depression in chapter 21?

4. What symbolic item is mentioned in chapter 18 that is related to a similar item symbolically important to Wanda Schultz?

5. What car accident does Striker witness in chapter 22? How is this ironic?

6. Why does Gina become pregnant soon after marrying Michael even though she has told him she does not wish to have children?

7. How does Wanda's knowledge of her parents' relationship compare with what Striker has revealed to the reader in part two of the novel?

8. What odd behaviors on the part of Gina Lorenzini does Michael O'Casey overlook due to his amorous feelings for her?

9. What story does Irma Kosminsky tell Striker over dinner in chapter 21?

10. How does the author draw parallels between Striker and Irma concerning their painful pasts?

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