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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dawn begin listening to rock music, in "Music for Lovers"?
(a) Her father gets rid of the TV.
(b) She wants to irritate her father.
(c) Her father encourages her to listen to it.
(d) She is attempting to express her teenage angst.

2. Why is the narrator of "Jamboree" staying with his sister?
(a) He is looking for a new apartment.
(b) He cannot afford to rent his own apartment.
(c) He is protecting his sister.
(d) His father threw him out.

3. In "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter", whose voice do the trees in Glen's fake dream have?
(a) Glen's
(b) Drew's
(c) Melinda's
(d) His mother's

4. What did the narrator's sister, Vicki aspire to be when she was younger? ("Jamboree")
(a) A designer
(b) A record producer
(c) A singer
(d) A dancer

5. What does the narrator of "My Manuscript" aspire to become?
(a) A writer
(b) A truck driver
(c) A doctor
(d) A professional golfer

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "After Malison" agree to let the old man sit at her table at the hotel bar?

2. What reason did the narrator's parents give for neglecting him in "Parade"?

3. Why does the narrator of "After Malison" lose her excitement about Malison's reading?

4. Why did Dawn of "Music for Lovers" have her feet amputated?

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

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