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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Dawn of "Music for Lovers" have her feet amputated?
(a) They were injured when she fell off of the roof.
(b) The doctors were overzealous.
(c) They were gangrenous.
(d) Her feet were dirty.

2. Why does Brandon Tartikoff offer Don a contract for his life story in "Don's Story"?
(a) He believes the story contains everything that makes a story interesting.
(b) He wants to humiliate Don by telling his story in a movie.
(c) He thinks this is the only thing that will make Don leave him alone.
(d) He feels sorry for Don.

3. What causes Chad to suspect that his father has read his "manuscript" in "My Manuscript"?
(a) His father tells him Mrs. Peacock knows his secret.
(b) His father tells him a story about a gay student priest.
(c) His father forces him to take guitar lessons.
(d) His father often quotes the manuscript.

4. What did Nick Papanides like to cook with eggplant in "We Get Along"?
(a) Squirrels
(b) Chicken
(c) Tomatoes
(d) Snakes

5. What business are the narrator's parents in in "We Get Along"?
(a) Pest control
(b) Apartment rental
(c) Housecleaning
(d) Service station

Short Answer Questions

1. What genre is "The Last You'll Hear from Me"?

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

3. How does the narrator's father die in "We Get Along"?

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

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

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