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1.What does Glenn Vernon Martin do in his death that he was not able to do in his life?
A.praise his son
B.drive his family apart
C.bring his family together
D.get along with his wife



2.How did Steve Martin's father react to his son's show business accomplishments?
A.He praised them to all his friends.
B.He was critical of them.
C.He asked his son to get him a job in show business.
D.He wrote favorable reviews of them.



3.What advice did Steve Martin's close friend offer about handling problems with familiy members?
A.to just forget about the problems
B.to take parents out to lunch every Sunday
C.to get to know his sister better
D.to work problems out before it was too late



4.What did Steve Martin's father whisper to him after one of their lunches?
A."Well, you're no Charlie Chaplin."
B."I love you."
C."Don't say anything bad."
D."I'll have the fettucine Alfredo."



5.What is Steve Martin's description of his relationship with his father in the final days of his father's life?
A.as close as they had been when the author was an infant
B.as loving as they had been throughout the author's life
C.as close as his father and his mother had been
D.as far apart as they always had been

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