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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author meet G.L. in "The Curly Kind"?
(a) He is sent to unpack his books.
(b) He is sent to clean his blinds.
(c) He is a friend of Lena Payne's.
(d) He meets him in his apartment's elevator.

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

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

4. Who are the "really bitter elves" according to the author in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Want-to-be actors and actresses
(b) Those who worked in high power jobs before the recession
(c) Those who have to work with "Santa Santa"
(d) College students

5. Why does Dawn begin listening to rock music, in "Music for Lovers"?
(a) Her father encourages her to listen to it.
(b) She is attempting to express her teenage angst.
(c) Her father gets rid of the TV.
(d) She wants to irritate her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator in "After Malison"?

2. Who was Lena Payne in "The Curly Kind"?

3. What does Lena offer the author as a gift in "The Curly Kind"?

4. Why is Taylor given many of the narrator's job duties in "Firestone"?

5. Which celebrity does the narrator feel the need to point out to visitors to Santa Land in "Santaland Diaries"?

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