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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 "We Get Along", why is Evelyne obsessed with the initials W.S.?
(a) They belong to a man she left to marry the narrator's father.
(b) They belong to her dead husband.
(c) They belong to a woman her husband had an affair with.
(d) They belong to her son.

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

3. How does Don ultimately get to Los Angeles after being thrown off of the bus in "Don's Story"?
(a) He takes another bus.
(b) He buys a car and drives it to LA.
(c) He hitchhikes.
(d) He walks.

4. What is found in the bathroom of a Sunoco station in "Firestone"?
(a) Clothing
(b) A baby girl
(c) A baby boy
(d) A large sum of money

5. Where does Glen ask Drew to put the telephone in order to help him remember his dream in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) On the floor
(b) Under his pillow
(c) Closer to his ear
(d) In his underwear

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is it unusual for the narrator of "Firestone" to be working at a car service station?

3. What does the narrator find in a copy of Mein Kampf in "Barrel Fever"?

4. How do Annette and Randy spend their time together according to the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?

5. How does the narrator of "Parade" feel about how he was treated by his parents when he was a child?

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