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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Malison give to Bethany for not going out for a drink with her in "After Malison"?
(a) He is not interested in her
(b) His wife is about to give birth to their baby
(c) His wife is ill
(d) He has another reading to attend

2. Why does the narrator drop out of school in "Jamboree"?
(a) To help his sister raise her son.
(b) He is failing all of his classes.
(c) To work in his brother-in-law's business.
(d) He wants to pursue a career in the music industry.

3. What does Chad refuse to do when his brother is born in "My Manuscript"?
(a) Change the baby's diapers.
(b) Like his brother.
(c) Share his bedroom.
(d) Speak to his brother.

4. What does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" collect?
(a) Paperweights
(b) Music
(c) Religious icons
(d) Coins

5. What was Clifford's "second biggest mistake of his life" according to his wife in "Season's Greetings..."?
(a) The birth of their son, Kevin
(b) His marriage to Doll Babcock
(c) His marriage to Jocelyn Dunbar
(d) His affair with a Vietnamese woman

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Jocelyn Dunbar in "Season's Greetings...", who is the most intelligent of her children"

2. What does the narrator of "My Manuscript" aspire to become?

3. What is Mrs. Toni obsessed with in "Don's Story"?

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

5. How does the narrator's father die in "We Get Along"?

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