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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" want to remove his uvula?
(a) He is a masochist.
(b) He believes it will make him a better singer.
(c) He wants to be like Anita O'Day.
(d) He is disgusted by it.

2. What word makes Chad's grandmother fall to her feet praying in "My Manuscript"?
(a) Priest
(b) Homosexual
(c) Guitar
(d) Sin

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

4. What does the old man say to the narrator that makes her vomit in "After Malison"?
(a) There are many unique,complex people in the world.
(b) Writing is a fool's profession.
(c) Everyone is transparent.
(d) Malison is a fraud.

5. In "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter", what does Glen picture Drew as in one of his "dreams"?
(a) An apple
(b) A tree
(c) Christ on the cross
(d) A troll

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" think it is pointless for his daughter to listen to dance music?

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

3. What concerns the narrator of "Firestone" most about Taylor?

4. Why is the narrator of "After Malison" desperate to talk with Malison one-on-one?

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

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