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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "We Get Along", what does the narrator's mother do the night after her husband's funeral?
(a) She obsessively cleans the apartment.
(b) She goes on a drinking binge.
(c) She plays golf.
(d) She smashes the windows of her car.

2. Why does the narrator of "Firestone" give a woman on the bus his sneakers?
(a) He believes they will help her son whose motorcycle is damaged.
(b) He sees she has no shoes.
(c) He no longer wants them.
(d) He believes they will help her.

3. Why did the Anita O'Day begin taking drugs in "Music for Lovers"?
(a) Because she was pressured by a former boyfriend.
(b) Because she felt like it.
(c) Because she grew up surrounded by drug dealers.
(d) Because she had a difficult childhood.

4. What feature do both the waiter and Brandon Tartikoff notice about Don in "Don's Story"?
(a) His clothing
(b) His unique background
(c) His height
(d) His hands

5. How do most of the customers in "Firestone" react to the narrator's attempts to convert them to his religion?
(a) They are open to his ideas.
(b) They are willing to listen, but decline to take action.
(c) They are rude and resistant.
(d) They ignore him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" ask to read her final instructions?

2. What does Don do to Mrs. Toni when she ridicules his dreams of stardom in "Don's Story"?

3. In "We Get Along", why is Evelyne obsessed with the initials W.S.?

4. What type of transplant is Carlton waiting for in "Firestone"?

5. How does the narrator of "Parade" think people who have never met him feel about him?

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