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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator drop out of school in "Jamboree"?
(a) To help his sister raise her son.
(b) He wants to pursue a career in the music industry.
(c) He is failing all of his classes.
(d) To work in his brother-in-law's business.

2. What does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" have "an impressive collection" of?
(a) Movies
(b) Music
(c) Tapes
(d) Sewing supplies

3. What does the narrator of "My Manuscript" aspire to become?
(a) A truck driver
(b) A professional golfer
(c) A doctor
(d) A writer

4. In "We Get Along", what does Evelyne encourage her son to do next time he sees Mrs. Spakey, his former teacher?
(a) Ask her to call his mother
(b) Tell her his father is dead
(c) Insult her
(d) Ask her about his grade

5. Why does Vicki lose her job dispatching buses in "Jamboree"?
(a) She is late to work because she oversleeps.
(b) She leaves her job when her baby is born.
(c) She is rude to the people riding the buses.
(d) She is having an affair with one of the mechanics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "Firestone" give a woman on the bus his sneakers?

2. What bothers the narrator of "Music for Lovers" most about his daughter's boyfriend, Rusty?

3. What does the narrator notice about all of the people hired as elves in "Santaland Diaries"?

4. What color does the narrator paint the baby's nursery in "Jamboree"?

5. Where did Malison grow up in "After Malison"?

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