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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the siblings find in sealed boxes after their mother dies in "Barrel Fever"?
(a) All of the gifts they sent her over the years
(b) Their mother's secret letter collection
(c) Memories of their childhood
(d) Books

2. Why does the narrator of "After Malison" agree to let the old man sit at her table at the hotel bar?
(a) She feels sorry for him.
(b) She believes he is Malison.
(c) She wants to study him for a piece of writing she is working on.
(d) She wants to get him to buy her a drink.

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

4. Why does Vicki drop out of high school in "Jamboree"?
(a) She wanted to annoy her father.
(b) She says she didn't like having to attend school during the day.
(c) She was failing all of her classes.
(d) She was offered a recording contract.

5. What was Clifford's "second biggest mistake of his life" according to his wife in "Season's Greetings..."?
(a) His marriage to Jocelyn Dunbar
(b) The birth of their son, Kevin
(c) His marriage to Doll Babcock
(d) His affair with a Vietnamese woman

Short Answer Questions

1. In "We Get Along", why is Evelyne obsessed with the initials W.S.?

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

3. What does the narrator wear that gets his picture in the newspaper in "Firestone"?

4. What does the narrator change his elf name to when he has bad days at work in "Santaland Diaries"?

5. Who is Cassandra Lane in "After Malison"?

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