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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Lonnie Tipit in "Season's Greetings..."?
(a) One of the Dunbars' neighbors
(b) Khe Sahn's uncle
(c) A teacher at the Dunbar children's school
(d) A Vietnamese interpreter

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

4. What type of transplant is Carlton waiting for in "Firestone"?
(a) A liver transplant
(b) A heart transplant
(c) A kidney transplant
(d) A cornea transplant

5. Why does Glen purchase snuff in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) He is giving it as a gift to his brother-in-law.
(b) He is hoping to impress Drew.
(c) He wants to see Drew bend down to get it off the shelf.
(d) He wants to quit smoking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Sandy convinces the narrator's mother to do in "We Get Along"?

2. Where does Marty park his motorcycle in "Jamboree"?

3. In "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter", whose voice do the trees in Glen's fake dream have?

4. What does Chad refuse to do when his brother is born in "My Manuscript"?

5. How does Malison react when he discovers the master's writing class is reading O'Flannery in "After Malison"?

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