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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did mother often eat for breakfast?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Pie.
(d) Cottage cheese.

2. How many hands are in Goolrick's hallucination about suicide?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. What did Goolrick purchase for his parents for which they never thanked him?
(a) Cars.
(b) Clothing.
(c) A house.
(d) Stocks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Goolrick's mother and father die?

2. What kind of coat did mother have that she was proud of?

3. What does Goolrick do in the early morning the day following his mother's death?

4. What did mother once pull from her ribcage?

5. What did the children call out for mother to do as she left each night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Goolrick's friend attempted suicide.

2. Describe the dinner at Judy Judy's, including her collection, and the food, as well as the people attending.

3. Describe the game Goolrick and his brother used to play as children, and the consequences.

4. Describe the situation when Goolrick tried to help his mother with a wound on her elbow.

5. Describe details about the mental hospital.

6. Explain the young man who joins the ward while Goolrick is there.

7. Explain why Goolrick's sister-in-law claims to hate him.

8. Describe Goolrick's state of mind at this point in the novel.

9. Explain the situation that led to Goolrick's cutting behaviors.

10. Describe the event with mother's blue and green striped dress.

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