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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 – Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Donald in Chapter 10, what had he been for years?
(a) The pursuit of what others wanted.
(b) A mirror of what others wanted.
(c) An embodiment of what others wanted.
(d) The rejection of what others wanted.

2. What plan sends Donald to the state mental hospital in Chapter 10?
(a) An arson plan.
(b) An assassination plan.
(c) A kidnapping plan.
(d) A murder-suicide plan.

3. What alarming incident prompts Donald to visit the health center in Chapter 7?
(a) He jumps into an empty pool.
(b) He jumps in front of a car.
(c) He jumps into a bonfire.
(d) He jumps out of a second-story window.

4. As revealed in Chapter 7, what is the name of the state mental hospital known for its brutal treatment of patients?
(a) Fountain.
(b) Cimarron.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Pueblo.

5. Whom does Jim marry in Chapter 8?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Karen.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Katie.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the prologue begins, how old is Mary Galvin?

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 12, every member of the Galvin family operates in a world without what?

3. Where does adult Donald live, as revealed in the prologue?

4. Where does the Galvin family move in 1951?

5. What does Donald allow Mary to do in the prologue to the book?

(see the answer key)

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