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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" want to remove his uvula?
(a) He is a masochist.
(b) He is disgusted by it.
(c) He wants to be like Anita O'Day.
(d) He believes it will make him a better singer.

2. Why does Dawn begin listening to rock music, in "Music for Lovers"?
(a) Her father gets rid of the TV.
(b) She is attempting to express her teenage angst.
(c) Her father encourages her to listen to it.
(d) She wants to irritate her father.

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

4. In "My Manuscript", what shocked Chad's father about the student priest's appearance when he arrived home from school one day?
(a) He was wearing a dress.
(b) He was wearing makeup.
(c) He had no pants on.
(d) He had shaved his head.

5. What word makes Chad's grandmother fall to her feet praying in "My Manuscript"?
(a) Guitar
(b) Priest
(c) Sin
(d) Homosexual

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chad refuse to do when his brother is born in "My Manuscript"?

2. How does the narrator of "Parade" feel about how he was treated by his parents when he was a child?

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

4. How does the narrator attempt to keep Mrs. Peacock out of his room in "My Manuscript"?

5. Who does Anita O'Day claim is the manager of her record company?

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