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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the "really bitter elves" according to the author in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Those who worked in high power jobs before the recession
(b) Those who have to work with "Santa Santa"
(c) College students
(d) Want-to-be actors and actresses

2. Who does the narrator's mother insult at the beginning of "We Get Along"?
(a) Her son
(b) A mildew stain
(c) The apartment
(d) Her husband

3. Where does Chad hide his "manuscript" in "My Manuscript"?
(a) Buried behind the shed
(b) Buried under the house
(c) In his dresser drawer
(d) In the bathroom of a Trailways station

4. Which celebrity does the narrator feel the need to point out to visitors to Santa Land in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Goldie Hawn
(b) Phil Collins
(c) Simone from "General Hospital"
(d) Walter Cronkite

5. Who is Khe Sahn in "Season's Greetings..."?
(a) Kevin's illegitimate daughter
(b) Clifford's illegitimate daughter
(c) The Dunbar's maid
(d) Kevin's girlfriend

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?

2. Why does Margery attend AA meetings in "We Get Along"?

3. What does Chad's father buy him for Christmas in "My Manuscript"?

4. Why does the narrator in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter" encourage readers to mention his newsletter to others rather than lending them their copies of it?

5. What concerns the narrator of "Firestone" most about Taylor?

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