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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 the narrator of "Music for Lovers" have "an impressive collection" of?
(a) Music
(b) Movies
(c) Tapes
(d) Sewing supplies

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

3. Who does the narrator of "Parade" have a relationship with that he says "the press is having a field day over"?
(a) Patrick Buchanan
(b) Charlton Heston
(c) Bruce Springsteen
(d) Mike Tyson

4. Which of the following words/phrases is NOT part of Khe Sahn's vocabulary according to Jocelyn in "Season's Greetings..."?
(a) Thank you
(b) Daddy
(c) Five dollar
(d) Shiny

5. 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) Chairs
(c) Paperweights
(d) Stones

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Don's legal name in "Season's Greetings...."?

2. What is found in the bathroom of a Sunoco station in "Firestone"?

3. What reason does the narrator of "After Malison" give for smoking in the hotel lobby?

4. What genre is "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family"?

5. What do the siblings find in sealed boxes after their mother dies in "Barrel Fever"?

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