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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color does the narrator paint the baby's nursery in "Jamboree"?
(a) Yellow
(b) Pink
(c) Orange
(d) Blue

2. How did the narrator in "Parade" solve his debilitating life problems?
(a) He worked through them on his own.
(b) He went through extensive psychotherapy.
(c) He watched Oprah religiously.
(d) He turned to God.

3. Who is Cassandra Lane in "After Malison"?
(a) Malison's former girlfriend
(b) A woman in the audience at Malison's reading
(c) Malison's current girlfriend
(d) The narrator's friend from New York City

4. Who was Lena Payne in "The Curly Kind"?
(a) A nanny in the author's apartment complex
(b) The author's childhood housekeeper
(c) A maid in the author's apartment complex
(d) The author's mother

5. Why is "The Last You'll Hear From Me" titled thus?
(a) Its writer is cutting off ties with his family.
(b) Its writer is moving away from society.
(c) Its writer intends to commit suicide.
(d) Its writer has decided to no longer write.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "After Malison" lose her excitement about Malison's reading?

2. How does Melinda Delvecchio act towards Glen in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

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

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

5. What role did Sleighbell, the elf play on "One Life to Live" in "Santaland Diaries"?

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