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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who also grows angry at the teacher that Ralph yells at, though this student does not say anything?
(a) Marie.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Dominick.
(d) Penny.

2. Dominick is talked out of getting a ___________ as this will only complicate matters, he is told.
(a) Phone call.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Bail bondsman.
(d) Verdict.

3. Clarabel was a __________ on the Howdy Doody Show, as referenced in the section describing the time when the boys grew up.
(a) Cow.
(b) Clown.
(c) Woman.
(d) Mouse.

4. What does Dominick get access to when he sits down to talk with another therapist about his brother?
(a) Free food.
(b) Therapy tapes.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Video games.

5. Dominick wishes his father was television's _______________ and daydreams about other fathers who treat their sons well.
(a) Blue Man.
(b) Sky King.
(c) Howdy Doody.
(d) Lone Ranger.

6. Who has moved up the evaluation of Thomas, which is why Dominick and Patel have to meet?
(a) Probate judge.
(b) Ray.
(c) Dominick.
(d) Thomas.

7. Who is the person that destroys the typewriter in a fit of rage at Ma during the past?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Dominick.
(c) Dessa.
(d) Ray.

8. Who goes to church when he/she is young, even though it seems to be opposite his/her personality and beliefs?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Dessa.
(c) Dominick.
(d) Ralph.

9. What religion does Ray convert to in order to seemingly try to get into heaven even while he abuses his stepsons?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Episcopalian.
(d) Protestantism.

10. Which friend is Dominick trying to please when he joins the gym where he eventually meets Joy?
(a) Leo.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Ray.

11. At sometime in the past, Dominick, Leo, and Ralph all did a ___________ together, according to the book.
(a) Bag job.
(b) Movie.
(c) Book.
(d) Play.

12. What is the medication being used for Thomas which seems to be doing him some good?
(a) Codeine.
(b) Haldol.
(c) Morphine.
(d) Valium.

13. In this chapter, the law of the ____________ is discussed along with the psychology of sales.
(a) Playground.
(b) Car.
(c) Jungle.
(d) Business world.

14. Who knees Dominick in the groin after Dominick continues to yell in defense of his brother?
(a) Ray.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Robocop.
(d) Patel.

15. Life is just a cosmic _________, according to Dominick, a chair yanked away from a table when you're ready to sit down.
(a) Joke.
(b) Whoopee cushion.
(c) Mistake.
(d) Pillow fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the language in which the life story of Papa is written, which is why the family never had it translated?

2. Whose picture is the biggest in Ma and Ray's room, as Dominick notices when he's sitting there?

3. While Ma does not care for the ____________, the boys do not particularly like Francis the Talking Mule.

4. What is the terminal disease that Thomas and Dominick's mother eventually dies from?

5. Who finds the body of Angela first, which helps this character feel better about what happened?

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