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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason for the narrator's appearance on the Oprah show in "Parade"?
(a) His parents failed to give him the love he deserved.
(b) No one has ever loved him.
(c) He used to love others too much.
(d) He loves his sister too much.

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

3. How did a piece of tissue become stuck in the narrator's ear in "Music for Lovers"?
(a) He accidentally pushed it in there with a sharp object.
(b) He put it in there to drown out the sound of his daughter's music.
(c) He put it in there to drown out the sound of Anita O'Day's music.
(d) His daughter pushes it into his ear.

4. What does Chad's father buy him for Christmas in "My Manuscript"?
(a) Alcohol
(b) A set of golf clubs
(c) A typewriter
(d) Guitar lessons

5. What point of view is "Parade" written in?
(a) First person
(b) Third person omniscient
(c) Third person limited
(d) Second person

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Annette and Randy spend their time together according to the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?

2. Why does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" want to remove his uvula?

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

4. In "My Manuscript", who does Chad assume led his father to believe Chad is gay?

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

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