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

2. What genre could "Parade" be classified as?
(a) Satire
(b) Realistic fiction
(c) Drama
(d) Autobiography

3. Why did the Anita O'Day begin taking drugs in "Music for Lovers"?
(a) Because she felt like it.
(b) Because she had a difficult childhood.
(c) Because she was pressured by a former boyfriend.
(d) Because she grew up surrounded by drug dealers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What point of view is "Parade" written in?

2. What did the narrator of "Parade"'s parents predict he would become?

3. What does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" think the source of his daughter's headaches is?

4. Why does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" think it is pointless for his daughter to listen to dance music?

5. What genre is "The Last You'll Hear from Me"?

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