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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) Women he has had affairs with.
(b) Secret information about his tenants
(c) Men he has had affairs with.
(d) Bets placed by tenants

2. In "We Get Along", why is Evelyne obsessed with the initials W.S.?
(a) They belong to her son.
(b) They belong to a man she left to marry the narrator's father.
(c) They belong to her dead husband.
(d) They belong to a woman her husband had an affair with.

3. Who does Anita O'Day claim is the manager of her record company?
(a) No one
(b) Her mother
(c) Herself
(d) Her dog

4. What reason did the narrator's parents give for neglecting him in "Parade"?
(a) They loved his brother more than they loved him.
(b) They were afraid he would reject them.
(c) They did not know how to be good parents.
(d) They did not like him.

5. Why is it unusual for the narrator of "Firestone" to be working at a car service station?
(a) He hates cars.
(b) He cannot drive.
(c) He rides the bus to work.
(d) He is highly educated.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Margery attend AA meetings in "We Get Along"?

3. Who does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" picture attending his imaginary nightclub act?

4. How does the narrator of "Parade" think people who have never met him feel about him?

5. Who does the narrator's mother become close with after her husband's death in "We Get Along"?

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