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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Vicki quit chorus during her sophomore year of high school in "Jamboree"?
(a) The music teacher told her she had no talent.
(b) She hated her music teacher.
(c) Her brother talked her out of enrolling in chorus.
(d) She decided to take Art instead.

3. How did a piece of tissue become stuck in the narrator's ear in "Music for Lovers"?
(a) He put it in there to drown out the sound of his daughter's music.
(b) He put it in there to drown out the sound of Anita O'Day's music.
(c) His daughter pushes it into his ear.
(d) He accidentally pushed it in there with a sharp object.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What bothers the narrator of "Music for Lovers" most about his daughter's boyfriend, Rusty?

2. What is the reason for the narrator's appearance on the Oprah show in "Parade"?

3. Who is the narrator of "Barrel Fever"?

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

5. What did Nick Papanides like to cook with eggplant in "We Get Along"?

(see the answer key)

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