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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through He Was So Fat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Goolrick's parents bring with them when they came down for brother's surgery?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Beer.

2. What does Goolrick note men and women had in his childhood?
(a) Drugs and rock and roll.
(b) Cocktails and music.
(c) Cocktails and hairdos.
(d) Hairdos and nice clothing.

3. What was one of the rules for Goolrick's mother?
(a) She never drank water.
(b) She never drank or served rum.
(c) She never served rabbit.
(d) She never ate meat.

4. What does George pull out from his pocket?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) A gun.
(c) A switchblade.
(d) Gum.

5. What caused Goolrick to cry at the hospital?
(a) His lover's denial.
(b) His mother's phone call.
(c) His therapists reassurances.
(d) His father's anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did George accuse Goolrick of saying?

2. Where did Goolrick meet the male lover he discusses in "Summer of our Suicides"?

3. What does Goolrick do instead of suicide?

4. What are the Goolrick children not allowed to say, much less eat?

5. What did mother often eat for breakfast?

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