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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" encourage those attending her funeral to throw at Randy and Annette?
(a) Insults
(b) Stones
(c) Chairs
(d) Paperweights

3. Why does the narrator of "Firestone" refuse to have his eyes operated on?
(a) He cannot afford to have the surgeries done.
(b) He is frightened of hospitals and doctors.
(c) He believes his declining eyesight is the will of God.
(d) He believes his declining eyesight gives him an edge in life.

4. In "My Manuscript", what shocked Chad's father about the student priest's appearance when he arrived home from school one day?
(a) He was wearing a dress.
(b) He had no pants on.
(c) He had shaved his head.
(d) He was wearing makeup.

5. Why is Taylor given many of the narrator's job duties in "Firestone"?
(a) The narrator is incapable of performing the duties.
(b) Taylor is more qualified.
(c) Taylor claims he has a child to support.
(d) The manager likes Taylor better than the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" think the source of his daughter's headaches is?

2. What is Drew majoring in at CCCC in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

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

4. What does the old man say to the narrator that makes her vomit in "After Malison"?

5. Why is the narrator of "Jamboree" staying with his sister?

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