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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 "My Manuscript" aspire to become?
(a) A writer
(b) A professional golfer
(c) A truck driver
(d) A doctor

2. What does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" encourage those attending her funeral to throw at Randy and Annette?
(a) Chairs
(b) Insults
(c) Paperweights
(d) Stones

3. Who is Steve Dolger in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) A victim of homophobia
(b) Glen's ex-boyfriend
(c) Glen's current boyfriend
(d) Glen's brother

4. What type of transplant is Carlton waiting for in "Firestone"?
(a) A cornea transplant
(b) A liver transplant
(c) A kidney transplant
(d) A heart transplant

5. What did the narrator of "Parade"'s parents predict he would become?
(a) A narcissist
(b) A loser
(c) A celebrity
(d) A banker

Short Answer Questions

1. What genre could "Parade" be classified as?

2. What color does the narrator paint the baby's nursery in "Jamboree"?

3. What is Don's profession in "Don's Story"?

4. Who is the narrator of "My Manuscript"?

5. Why does Vicki lose her job dispatching buses in "Jamboree"?

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