Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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) Men he has had affairs with.
(b) Bets placed by tenants
(c) Women he has had affairs with.
(d) Secret information about his tenants

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

3. Why did Terry Glassman destroy his typewriter in "My Manuscript"?
(a) He realized he was a failed writer.
(b) He was jealous of Chad's writing ability.
(c) His father never responded to his letters.
(d) He wanted a set of golf clubs.

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

5. What bothers the narrator of "Music for Lovers" most about his daughter's boyfriend, Rusty?
(a) His hair
(b) His character
(c) His manners
(d) His job

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is "The Last You'll Hear From Me" titled thus?

2. The phrases "'I hope it doesn't tire him out'" and "'the original boob tube'" in "Firestone" are examples of...

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

4. Who is responsible for getting the narrator his job at the service station in "Firestone"?

5. What does Chad refuse to do when his brother is born in "My Manuscript"?

(see the answer key)

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