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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it unusual for the narrator of "Firestone" to be working at a car service station?
(a) He rides the bus to work.
(b) He cannot drive.
(c) He is highly educated.
(d) He hates cars.

2. Who is the narrator in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?
(a) Eileen Mickey
(b) Trish Moody
(c) Annette Kelper
(d) Randy Sykes

3. Why is the narrator of "After Malison" desperate to talk with Malison one-on-one?
(a) She is in love with him.
(b) She wants him to read her new novel.
(c) She is trying to keep him away from her friend Bethany.
(d) She believes she understands his work in a way others do not.

4. In "Don's Story", who plays Don's mother in the movie version of his life?
(a) Charles Bronson
(b) Don Rickles
(c) Chastity Bono
(d) Barbra Streisand

5. Why does Marty have Vicki's cat put to sleep in "Jamboree"?
(a) He is allergic to cats.
(b) He does not think he can love the cat as much as his baby.
(c) He believes the cat will kill his newborn baby.
(d) He hates cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator of "Parade" have a relationship with that he says "the press is having a field day over"?

2. Where does Marty park his motorcycle in "Jamboree"?

3. Why is the author uncomfortable washing the blinds in the bathroom with G.L. in "The Curly Kind"?

4. Who does Sedaris impersonate singing "Away in the Manger" while working with Santa Santa in "Santaland Diaries"?

5. What type of transplant is Carlton waiting for in "Firestone"?

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