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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Vicki quit chorus during her sophomore year of high school in "Jamboree"?
(a) She hated her music teacher.
(b) The music teacher told her she had no talent.
(c) Her brother talked her out of enrolling in chorus.
(d) She decided to take Art instead.

2. Which of the following is NOT an item in the narrator's duffel bag in "After Malison"?
(a) A change of clothes
(b) Malison's books
(c) Birth control
(d) Bethany's manuscript

3. Who is the narrator in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?
(a) Annette Kelper
(b) Randy Sykes
(c) Trish Moody
(d) Eileen Mickey

4. How does the narrator of "Parade" think people who have never met him feel about him?
(a) They want to know him because he will love them too much.
(b) They are dying to get to know him.
(c) They love him.
(d) They detest him.

5. Why does the narrator of "Diary of a Smoker" schedule a doctor's appointment?
(a) He wants to quit smoking.
(b) His insurance is about to expire.
(c) He is having health issues.
(d) He wants cosmetic surgery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" think it is pointless for his daughter to listen to dance music?

3. Why is it unusual for the narrator of "Firestone" to be working at a car service station?

4. What do the author and another elf realize about the name 'Santa' in "Santaland Diaries"?

5. How do Annette and Randy spend their time together according to the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?

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