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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 does Chad's father buy him for Christmas in "My Manuscript"?
(a) A typewriter
(b) Guitar lessons
(c) A set of golf clubs
(d) Alcohol

2. What did the narrator of "Parade"'s parents predict he would become?
(a) A celebrity
(b) A banker
(c) A loser
(d) A narcissist

3. In "Don's Story", who plays Don's mother in the movie version of his life?
(a) Charles Bronson
(b) Chastity Bono
(c) Barbra Streisand
(d) Don Rickles

4. What does the narrator order at the hotel bar in "After Malison"?
(a) A daiquiri
(b) A martini
(c) A boilermaker
(d) A soda

5. How does the narrator's father die in "We Get Along"?
(a) He was in an accident.
(b) He is murdered by his wife.
(c) He commits suicide.
(d) He has a heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator begin cleaning bathrooms in "Firestone"?

2. Why is "The Last You'll Hear From Me" titled thus?

3. Why does Brandon Tartikoff offer Don a contract for his life story in "Don's Story"?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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