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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT in the file drawer labeled "POISON" in "Barrel Fever"?
(a) Adolph Hitler's book
(b) Mean letters to the narrator and his siblings
(c) Cruel letters from Dolph to his mother
(d) New Year's resolutions written on index cards

2. Who is the narrator in "After Malison"?
(a) Malison
(b) Bethany
(c) Professor Brouner
(d) Anastasia

3. How did the narrator in "Parade" solve his debilitating life problems?
(a) He turned to God.
(b) He worked through them on his own.
(c) He went through extensive psychotherapy.
(d) He watched Oprah religiously.

4. What genre is "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family"?
(a) A letter
(b) A poem
(c) A short story
(d) A speech

5. Why does Vicki lose her job dispatching buses in "Jamboree"?
(a) She leaves her job when her baby is born.
(b) She is late to work because she oversleeps.
(c) She is rude to the people riding the buses.
(d) She is having an affair with one of the mechanics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator's sister, Vicki aspire to be when she was younger? ("Jamboree")

2. Who does the narrator of "Parade" have a relationship with that he says "the press is having a field day over"?

3. What is found in the bathroom of a Sunoco station in "Firestone"?

4. Where did Malison grow up in "After Malison"?

5. What does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" think the source of his daughter's headaches is?

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