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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Don ultimately get to Los Angeles after being thrown off of the bus in "Don's Story"?
(a) He hitchhikes.
(b) He takes another bus.
(c) He buys a car and drives it to LA.
(d) He walks.

2. In "We Get Along", why is Evelyne obsessed with the initials W.S.?
(a) They belong to a woman her husband had an affair with.
(b) They belong to her dead husband.
(c) They belong to a man she left to marry the narrator's father.
(d) They belong to her son.

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

4. What is Mrs. Toni obsessed with in "Don's Story"?
(a) Her daughter
(b) Greyhound buses
(c) Crime stories
(d) Don's life

5. Who does the narrator say Randy thinks he looks like in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?
(a) Marlin Perkins
(b) Brad Pitt
(c) Marlon Brando
(d) George Clooney

6. Who does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" picture attending his imaginary nightclub act?
(a) A famous record executive
(b) Anita O'Day
(c) His ex-wife, Carol
(d) His daughter, Dawn

7. What is Drew majoring in at CCCC in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) Auto Mechanics
(b) Psychology
(c) Agricultural Science
(d) Criminal Justice

8. What is Don's profession in "Don's Story"?
(a) He is unemployed
(b) Director
(c) Actor
(d) Actor and director

9. In "Don's Story", what does Barbra Streisand ask Don about when she first meets him?
(a) North Carolina
(b) Automatic dishwashers
(c) His life story
(d) Cafeteria food

10. How does the narrator attempt to keep Mrs. Peacock out of his room in "My Manuscript"?
(a) He tells her not to enter his room.
(b) He posts a sign on his door.
(c) He locks his door.
(d) He places a trap in front of his door.

11. What word makes Chad's grandmother fall to her feet praying in "My Manuscript"?
(a) Guitar
(b) Homosexual
(c) Sin
(d) Priest

12. What does the narrator of "Parade" say people are constantly asking him for?
(a) Advice
(b) Money
(c) Attention
(d) Approval

13. How old was the narrator of "Music for Lovers"'s daughter, Dawn, when she fell off the roof?
(a) 25
(b) 12
(c) 15
(d) 10

14. Who does the narrator of "Firestone" claim is trying to make his job at the service station difficult?
(a) Carlton
(b) God
(c) The customers
(d) Hotshots

15. What genre is "The Last You'll Hear from Me"?
(a) A poem
(b) A short story
(c) A letter
(d) A novella

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" want to remove his uvula?

2. How does Chad's father "punish" him for quitting guitar lessons in "My Manuscript"?

3. In "My Manuscript", who does Chad assume led his father to believe Chad is gay?

4. Why does the narrator of "Firestone" give a woman on the bus his sneakers?

5. Who is the narrator of "My Manuscript"?

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