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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 "Don's Story", what does Barbra Streisand ask Don about when she first meets him?
(a) His life story
(b) North Carolina
(c) Automatic dishwashers
(d) Cafeteria food

2. What is found in the bathroom of a Sunoco station in "Firestone"?
(a) A baby boy
(b) A large sum of money
(c) Clothing
(d) A baby girl

3. How did the narrator in "Parade" solve his debilitating life problems?
(a) He turned to God.
(b) He watched Oprah religiously.
(c) He worked through them on his own.
(d) He went through extensive psychotherapy.

4. Who does the narrator's mother become close with after her husband's death in "We Get Along"?
(a) The narrator
(b) Her sister, Margery
(c) Her sister-in-law
(d) Nick Papanides

5. Who does the narrator say Randy thinks he looks like in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?
(a) Brad Pitt
(b) Marlin Perkins
(c) Marlon Brando
(d) George Clooney

Short Answer Questions

1. How do most of the customers in "Firestone" react to the narrator's attempts to convert them to his religion?

2. Why does Glen urge readers to boycott Dave's Kwik Stop in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

3. What business are the narrator's parents in in "We Get Along"?

4. What does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" collect?

5. In "We Get Along", what does Evelyne encourage her son to do next time he sees Mrs. Spakey, his former teacher?

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