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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Summer of Our Suicides.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does she suggest they win at the game against the other patients?
(a) They should hit from side to side to tire them.
(b) They should simply to to hit as far as possible.
(c) They should hit the same side to confuse them.
(d) They should tackle the smallest.

2. What primary emotion does Goolrick find himself feeling following his father's death?
(a) Relief.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Grief.

3. What didn't anyone during Goolrick's childhood drink?
(a) Wine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Beer.

4. What was mother's table always covered in?
(a) Scarves.
(b) A layer of powder.
(c) Alcohol bottles.
(d) Dust.

5. What did Goolrick's godfather's wife bring to the family following Father's death?
(a) Money.
(b) A new car.
(c) A ham.
(d) Clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Miss Nell do for herself each morning when she woke?

2. How did Goolrick and his brother and sister know about the cocktail parties?

3. What does the psychiatrist say about addicts?

4. What did mother often eat for breakfast?

5. What did mother once pull from her ribcage?

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