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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Melinda Delvecchio act towards Glen in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) She is extremely homophobic.
(b) She is standoffish and rude.
(c) She is overly friendly and flirtatious.
(d) She overcompensates for her hatred of Glen.

2. Why does the narrator of "Firestone" refuse to have his eyes operated on?
(a) He believes his declining eyesight is the will of God.
(b) He is frightened of hospitals and doctors.
(c) He cannot afford to have the surgeries done.
(d) He believes his declining eyesight gives him an edge in life.

3. Why did the Anita O'Day begin taking drugs in "Music for Lovers"?
(a) Because she felt like it.
(b) Because she had a difficult childhood.
(c) Because she was pressured by a former boyfriend.
(d) Because she grew up surrounded by drug dealers.

4. Why does the narrator begin cleaning bathrooms in "Firestone"?
(a) Carlton orders him to do so
(b) He is incapable of pumping gas
(c) Customers complained of their filth
(d) To teach himself humility

5. Who does Vicki end up marrying in "Jamboree"?
(a) Drew
(b) Ginger
(c) Chug
(d) Marty

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator of "After Malison" desperate to talk with Malison one-on-one?

2. Where is Mrs. Dunbar, supposedly, when Don is killed in "Season's Greetings..."?

3. What does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" think the source of his daughter's headaches is?

4. How do most of the customers in "Firestone" react to the narrator's attempts to convert them to his religion?

5. The phrases "'I hope it doesn't tire him out'" and "'the original boob tube'" in "Firestone" are examples of...

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