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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "We Get Along", why is Evelyne obsessed with the initials W.S.?
(a) They belong to her dead husband.
(b) They belong to a man she left to marry the narrator's father.
(c) They belong to a woman her husband had an affair with.
(d) They belong to her son.

2. What does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" think the source of his daughter's headaches is?
(a) Her amputated feet
(b) Her wisdom teeth
(c) The music she listens to
(d) Her new boyfriend

3. What does the narrator wear that gets his picture in the newspaper in "Firestone"?
(a) A stack of tires
(b) A brightly colored jumpsuit
(c) A stack of inner tubes
(d) His work uniform

4. Why does Vicki drop out of high school in "Jamboree"?
(a) She wanted to annoy her father.
(b) She was failing all of her classes.
(c) She says she didn't like having to attend school during the day.
(d) She was offered a recording contract.

5. Why did Dawn of "Music for Lovers" have her feet amputated?
(a) The doctors were overzealous.
(b) They were gangrenous.
(c) They were injured when she fell off of the roof.
(d) Her feet were dirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of "Barrel Fever"?

2. Why did Vicki quit chorus during her sophomore year of high school in "Jamboree"?

3. Why does Glen purchase snuff in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

4. Where does Marty park his motorcycle in "Jamboree"?

5. Why did the Anita O'Day begin taking drugs in "Music for Lovers"?

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