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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Chad's father "punish" him for quitting guitar lessons in "My Manuscript"?
(a) He gives his expensive guitar away to a more deserving child.
(b) He forces him to go to guitar class every day.
(c) He makes him teach himself to play the guitar using instructional records.
(d) He locks him in his room for days.

2. How do Annette and Randy spend their time together according to the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?
(a) Taking long walks in the park
(b) Eating at Burger King
(c) Making out in Randy's car
(d) Riding the escalator at the mall

3. Why is Taylor given many of the narrator's job duties in "Firestone"?
(a) Taylor claims he has a child to support.
(b) The manager likes Taylor better than the narrator.
(c) Taylor is more qualified.
(d) The narrator is incapable of performing the duties.

4. Who does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" picture attending his imaginary nightclub act?
(a) Anita O'Day
(b) His daughter, Dawn
(c) His ex-wife, Carol
(d) A famous record executive

5. What is Glen's initial impression of Drew Pierson in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) Glen finds Drew rude and homophobic.
(b) Glen finds Drew friendly and not at all homophobic.
(c) Glen is sure Drew is homosexual.
(d) Glen is not sure what to make of Drew.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "My Manuscript", what shocked Chad's father about the student priest's appearance when he arrived home from school one day?

3. What does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" collect?

4. Why does the narrator in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter" encourage readers to mention his newsletter to others rather than lending them their copies of it?

5. In "We Get Along", why is Evelyne obsessed with the initials W.S.?

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