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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chad refuse to do when his brother is born in "My Manuscript"?
(a) Speak to his brother.
(b) Share his bedroom.
(c) Like his brother.
(d) Change the baby's diapers.

2. Why does Brandon Tartikoff offer Don a contract for his life story in "Don's Story"?
(a) He thinks this is the only thing that will make Don leave him alone.
(b) He wants to humiliate Don by telling his story in a movie.
(c) He feels sorry for Don.
(d) He believes the story contains everything that makes a story interesting.

3. What is found in the bathroom of a Sunoco station in "Firestone"?
(a) Clothing
(b) A large sum of money
(c) A baby boy
(d) A baby girl

4. What does Don do to Mrs. Toni when she ridicules his dreams of stardom in "Don's Story"?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He stabs her with a switchblade.
(c) He asks the bus driver to pull over so she can leave the bus.
(d) He pokes her with a bathroom key.

5. How old was the narrator of "Music for Lovers"'s daughter, Dawn, when she fell off the roof?
(a) 15
(b) 25
(c) 10
(d) 12

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Dawn begin listening to rock music, in "Music for Lovers"?

3. Why does the narrator of "Firestone" refuse to have his eyes operated on?

4. What does the narrator of "Parade" say people are constantly asking him for?

5. How did the narrator in "Parade" solve his debilitating life problems?

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