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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The phrases "'I hope it doesn't tire him out'" and "'the original boob tube'" in "Firestone" are examples of...
(a) metaphors.
(b) puns.
(c) hyperbole.
(d) similes.

2. Why was Don fired from his job at a cafeteria in "Don's Story"?
(a) He broke too many dishes.
(b) He was rude to the customers.
(c) He spit in a customer's food.
(d) He assaulted a customer.

3. In "We Get Along", what does the narrator's mother do the night after her husband's funeral?
(a) She plays golf.
(b) She obsessively cleans the apartment.
(c) She goes on a drinking binge.
(d) She smashes the windows of her car.

4. Why does the narrator begin cleaning bathrooms in "Firestone"?
(a) Carlton orders him to do so
(b) He is incapable of pumping gas
(c) Customers complained of their filth
(d) To teach himself humility

5. Why does the narrator in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter" encourage readers to mention his newsletter to others rather than lending them their copies of it?
(a) He is concerned about backlash from readers.
(b) He wants readers to feel they are part of a special club.
(c) He wants readers to purchase his newsletter.
(d) He wants to remain anonymous.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the narrator of "Music for Lovers"'s daughter, Dawn, when she fell off the roof?

2. In "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter", whose voice do the trees in Glen's fake dream have?

3. In "Don's Story", who plays Don's mother in the movie version of his life?

4. What is the reason for the narrator's appearance on the Oprah show in "Parade"?

5. How does the narrator of "Parade" think people who have never met him feel about him?

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