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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Don of "Don's Story" live before moving to Los Angeles?
(a) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
(b) Cumberland County, North Carolina
(c) Outer Banks, North Carolina
(d) Dallas, Texas

2. How do most of the customers in "Firestone" react to the narrator's attempts to convert them to his religion?
(a) They are open to his ideas.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) They are willing to listen, but decline to take action.
(d) They are rude and resistant.

3. In "We Get Along", what does Evelyne encourage her son to do next time he sees Mrs. Spakey, his former teacher?
(a) Ask her about his grade
(b) Ask her to call his mother
(c) Insult her
(d) Tell her his father is dead

4. How does Don ultimately get to Los Angeles after being thrown off of the bus in "Don's Story"?
(a) He walks.
(b) He takes another bus.
(c) He buys a car and drives it to LA.
(d) He hitchhikes.

5. How does the narrator of "Parade" feel about how he was treated by his parents when he was a child?
(a) He had a perfectly happy childhood.
(b) He was doted on by his parents.
(c) He did not get the love he deserved.
(d) He was smothered by his mother's love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concerns the narrator of "Firestone" most about Taylor?

2. How does the narrator in "We Get Along" feel about his father's death?

3. Why does Brandon Tartikoff offer Don a contract for his life story in "Don's Story"?

4. Who does the narrator's mother insult at the beginning of "We Get Along"?

5. What does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" encourage those attending her funeral to throw at Randy and Annette?

(see the answer key)

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