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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 does Chad refuse to do when his brother is born in "My Manuscript"?
(a) Like his brother.
(b) Speak to his brother.
(c) Share his bedroom.
(d) Change the baby's diapers.

2. What does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" think the source of his daughter's headaches is?
(a) Her wisdom teeth
(b) Her new boyfriend
(c) Her amputated feet
(d) The music she listens to

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

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

5. What does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" collect?
(a) Music
(b) Coins
(c) Religious icons
(d) Paperweights

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "My Manuscript" aspire to become?

2. How did the narrator in "Parade" solve his debilitating life problems?

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

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

5. Why did Dawn of "Music for Lovers" have her feet amputated?

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