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I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

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I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb game quiz
"'I Know This Much is True' is Wally Lamb's second novel. His first was 'She's Come Undone'. Both novels deal with psychology, childhood wounds, and ultimately love and happiness. Here's 20 questions about this beautiful story."

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1. When the story opens Thomas has just done what?
    cut off his arm
    cut off his hand
    cut off his foot
    cut off his fingers


2. Thomas suffers from what mental illness?
    he's a sociopath
    bipolar disorder
    paranoid schizophrenia
    anxiety disorder


3. When they were children Thomas and Dominick were photographed with which First Lady?
    Lady Bird Johnson
    Mamie Eisenhower
    Jaqueline Kennedy
    Pat Nixon


4. Where did Dominick first meet Dessa?
    The Dial-a-Date
    At Dominick's college
    At her father's dealership
    The Dial-Tone


5. Dominick and Thomas went to grade school with two other twins, what were their names?
    Angie and Dessa Constantine
    Henry and Penny Drinkwater
    Ralph and Penny Ann Drinkwater
    Leo and Angie Constantine


6. What did Dessa and Dominick name their daughter?
    Tyffanie
    Prosperine
    Joy
    Angela


7. What does Dominick call Joy's 'friend' Thad?
    The Duchess
    The Princess
    The Duke
    The Queen


8. Where does Ray work?
    U.S. Boat
    Three Rivers Ship Yards
    Power Boat
    Electric Boat


9. What is Dominick's grandfather's name?
    Tempesta Onofrio Domenico
    Domenico Onofrio Tempesta
    Domenico Tempesta Onofrio
    Onofrio Domenico Tempesta


10. How old was Thomas when he first showed signs of being ill?
    Sixteen
    Seventeen
    Nineteen
    Eighteen


11. Dominick was the father of Joy's daughter.
    True
    False


12. Who is the social worker at Hatch that helps Dominick with Thomas?
    Shaeffer
    Sheffer
    Sheffling
    Sheffield


13. Dr. Patel is Thomas's psychologist and she begins to treat Dominick as well. She tells Dominick that Thomas is like what?
    a little boy stumbling in the dark
    a man lost in the woods
    an abandoned baby crying for his mother
    a child trapped in an adult's body


14. Dominick's grandfather married a beautiful young woman from Italy. She did not come alone though. Who was 'The Monkey' who came with her?
    Violetta
    Prosperine
    Fillipa
    Ignazia


15. What condition was Dominick's mother, Concettina, born with?
    cystic fibrosis
    cleft-palate
    cleft-lip
    heart defect


16. What did Dominick's mother die of?
    Cancer
    Diabetes
    Stroke
    Heart Attack


17. What names did Thomas and Concettina use when they played dress-up and had tea?
    Mrs. Birdsey and Mrs. Constantine
    Mrs. Calabash and Mrs. Tempesta
    Mrs. Calabash and Mrs. Floon
    Mrs. Sigorso and Mrs. Floon


18. What happens to Ray near the end of the story?
    he dies
    part of his leg has to be amputated
    he goes blind
    part of his arm has to be amputated


19. Who finally tells Dominick who his real father was?
    Answer: (One Word--first name only)


20. In the end, what becomes of the old house that Dominick's grandfather built on Hollyhock Avenue?
    Ray moves back in to it
    It becomes a shelter for mentally ill adults
    It becomes a women's shelter
    It gets sold to the Wequonnec's

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