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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 Margery attend AA meetings in "We Get Along"?
(a) Her sister is an alcoholic.
(b) She picks up men at the meetings.
(c) She is an alcoholic.
(d) Her husband is an alcoholic.

2. What is Don's legal name in "Season's Greetings...."?
(a) Satan Speaks
(b) Don
(c) Relinquish Satan
(d) Timothy, Jr.

3. What reason does the narrator of "After Malison" give for smoking in the hotel lobby?
(a) She says it's too cold to smoke outside.
(b) She says her husband doesn't like her smoking in their room.
(c) She says she is nervous about meeting Malison.
(d) She says she is waiting for Malison.

4. Who does the narrator's mother become close with after her husband's death in "We Get Along"?
(a) Her sister-in-law
(b) Nick Papanides
(c) Her sister, Margery
(d) The narrator

5. What do the siblings find in sealed boxes after their mother dies in "Barrel Fever"?
(a) Memories of their childhood
(b) All of the gifts they sent her over the years
(c) Books
(d) Their mother's secret letter collection

Short Answer Questions

1. What genre is "The Last You'll Hear from Me"?

2. What does Khe Sahn wear to Thanksgiving dinner in "Season's Greetings..."?

3. In "Don's Story", who plays Don's mother in the movie version of his life?

4. Why does Vicki drop out of high school in "Jamboree"?

5. What is the reason for the narrator's appearance on the Oprah show in "Parade"?

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