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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator of "Firestone" claim is trying to make his job at the service station difficult?
(a) Hotshots
(b) God
(c) The customers
(d) Carlton

2. Why was Don fired from his job at a cafeteria in "Don's Story"?
(a) He broke too many dishes.
(b) He spit in a customer's food.
(c) He assaulted a customer.
(d) He was rude to the customers.

3. The phrases "'I hope it doesn't tire him out'" and "'the original boob tube'" in "Firestone" are examples of...
(a) puns.
(b) similes.
(c) hyperbole.
(d) metaphors.

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

5. What does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" collect?
(a) Music
(b) Coins
(c) Paperweights
(d) Religious icons

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator say Randy thinks he looks like in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?

3. What does Chad's father buy him for Christmas in "My Manuscript"?

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

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

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