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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "We Get Along", what does the narrator's father record in a notebook hidden in his desk drawer?
(a) Bets placed by tenants
(b) Secret information about his tenants
(c) Men he has had affairs with.
(d) Women he has had affairs with.

2. Who is Steve Dolger in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) Glen's current boyfriend
(b) Glen's ex-boyfriend
(c) A victim of homophobia
(d) Glen's brother

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

4. Who does the narrator of "Firestone" claim is trying to make his job at the service station difficult?
(a) Hotshots
(b) Carlton
(c) God
(d) The customers

5. Where does Chad hide his "manuscript" in "My Manuscript"?
(a) In his dresser drawer
(b) In the bathroom of a Trailways station
(c) Buried behind the shed
(d) Buried under the house

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Toni obsessed with in "Don's Story"?

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

3. Why is Taylor given many of the narrator's job duties in "Firestone"?

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

5. What causes Chad to suspect that his father has read his "manuscript" in "My Manuscript"?

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