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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" ask to read her final instructions?
(a) Her mother
(b) Her best friend, Eileen
(c) Randy Sykes
(d) Annette Kelper

2. How does the narrator in "We Get Along" feel about his father's death?
(a) He is at peace with it.
(b) He is devastated.
(c) He is secretly happy.
(d) He is ambivalent.

3. According to the narrator, what type of adults most often visit Santa in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Elderly men
(b) Parents without children
(c) Confused foreigners
(d) Single women looking for love

4. Which of the following is NOT something Sandy convinces the narrator's mother to do in "We Get Along"?
(a) Repaint her porch steps
(b) Cut her hair
(c) Buy new clothes
(d) Cheat on her husband

5. What do the author and another elf realize about the name 'Santa' in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) It is an anagram of 'Satan'.
(b) It is said by visitors at least 2 million times a day.
(c) It sounds like 'Satan'.
(d) It has two 'a's in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "We Get Along", what does Evelyne encourage her son to do next time he sees Mrs. Spakey, his former teacher?

2. How did a piece of tissue become stuck in the narrator's ear in "Music for Lovers"?

3. What is the title of the magazine the narrator's sister gives him in "Giantess"?

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

5. How does Melinda Delvecchio act towards Glen in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

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