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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 genre is "The Last You'll Hear from Me"?
(a) A letter
(b) A poem
(c) A novella
(d) A short story

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

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

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 makeup.
(b) He was wearing a dress.
(c) He had no pants on.
(d) He had shaved his head.

5. What causes Chad to suspect that his father has read his "manuscript" in "My Manuscript"?
(a) His father tells him a story about a gay student priest.
(b) His father often quotes the manuscript.
(c) His father tells him Mrs. Peacock knows his secret.
(d) His father forces him to take guitar lessons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Dawn begin listening to rock music, in "Music for Lovers"?

3. Where does Chad hide his "manuscript" in "My Manuscript"?

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

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

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