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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Playing the Zone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Goolrick's parents summon him home one Christmas to scream at him?
(a) He wrote a book about the family.
(b) He flunked out of college.
(c) He was arrested.
(d) He went insane.

2. What does Goolrick do that he can never forgive himself for when his mother dies?
(a) He condemns her.
(b) He leaves her alone to die.
(c) He has a fight with her as she is dying.
(d) He is drunk when she dies.

3. What does Goolrick note about the young man in the glass room?
(a) He is deep in despair.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is talkative.
(d) He is violent.

4. What does brother ask about when he finally wakes from his coma?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His parents.
(c) His wife.
(d) The Women's Wimbledon.

5. What does Goolrick do to steady his nerves that evening?
(a) Does drugs.
(b) Drinks.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Drives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Goolrick find had infested his parents' home when he visited his father?

2. What primary emotion does Goolrick find himself feeling following his father's death?

3. What could brother not figure out what to do with?

4. What did Goolrick read to his brother's wife in the church?

5. What did mother make at the end of month when they were short on money?

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