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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Sandy convinces the narrator's mother to do in "We Get Along"?
(a) Cheat on her husband
(b) Cut her hair
(c) Repaint her porch steps
(d) Buy new clothes

2. How do Annette and Randy spend their time together according to the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?
(a) Eating at Burger King
(b) Making out in Randy's car
(c) Riding the escalator at the mall
(d) Taking long walks in the park

3. In "Don's Story", who plays Don's mother in the movie version of his life?
(a) Don Rickles
(b) Charles Bronson
(c) Chastity Bono
(d) Barbra Streisand

4. What does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" encourage those attending her funeral to throw at Randy and Annette?
(a) Chairs
(b) Paperweights
(c) Stones
(d) Insults

5. Why does Margery attend AA meetings in "We Get Along"?
(a) Her husband is an alcoholic.
(b) Her sister is an alcoholic.
(c) She picks up men at the meetings.
(d) She is an alcoholic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feature do both the waiter and Brandon Tartikoff notice about Don in "Don's Story"?

2. Why does Melinda begin crying in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

3. What does Don do to Mrs. Toni when she ridicules his dreams of stardom in "Don's Story"?

4. What type of transplant is Carlton waiting for in "Firestone"?

5. How did a piece of tissue become stuck in the narrator's ear in "Music for Lovers"?

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