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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 Malison name each of the characters in his second novel in "After Malison"?
(a) Malison
(b) Professor Nobody
(c) Smithy Smithy
(d) A. Davenport

2. What is Don's profession in "Don's Story"?
(a) Actor and director
(b) He is unemployed
(c) Actor
(d) Director

3. Who is Cassandra Lane in "After Malison"?
(a) Malison's former girlfriend
(b) A woman in the audience at Malison's reading
(c) Malison's current girlfriend
(d) The narrator's friend from New York City

4. How did the narrator in "Parade" solve his debilitating life problems?
(a) He worked through them on his own.
(b) He went through extensive psychotherapy.
(c) He turned to God.
(d) He watched Oprah religiously.

5. Who is the narrator of "Barrel Fever"?
(a) Dolph
(b) Gill Pullen
(c) Dolph's mother
(d) Hope

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Jocelyn Dunbar in "Season's Greetings...", who is the most intelligent of her children"

2. What type of transplant is Carlton waiting for in "Firestone"?

3. What does the narrator order at the hotel bar in "After Malison"?

4. What does Chad's father buy him for Christmas in "My Manuscript"?

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

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