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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 a woman her husband had an affair with.
(c) They belong to her son.
(d) They belong to her dead husband.

2. What does the old man say to the narrator that makes her vomit in "After Malison"?
(a) Writing is a fool's profession.
(b) There are many unique,complex people in the world.
(c) Everyone is transparent.
(d) Malison is a fraud.

3. Who did the narrator of "Jamboree" believe would want to "cash in" on his sister's success?
(a) His brother-in-law
(b) Their mother
(c) Their step-mother
(d) Their father

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

5. What did Nick Papanides like to cook with eggplant in "We Get Along"?
(a) Tomatoes
(b) Snakes
(c) Chicken
(d) Squirrels

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Chad to suspect that his father has read his "manuscript" in "My Manuscript"?

2. What is Mrs. Toni obsessed with in "Don's Story"?

3. In "We Get Along", what does the narrator's father record in a notebook hidden in his desk drawer?

4. What was Clifford's "second biggest mistake of his life" according to his wife in "Season's Greetings..."?

5. Who does the narrator of "Firestone" claim is trying to make his job at the service station difficult?

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