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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 did the Anita O'Day begin taking drugs in "Music for Lovers"?
(a) Because she felt like it.
(b) Because she grew up surrounded by drug dealers.
(c) Because she was pressured by a former boyfriend.
(d) Because she had a difficult childhood.

2. What does Malison name each of the characters in his second novel in "After Malison"?
(a) A. Davenport
(b) Professor Nobody
(c) Smithy Smithy
(d) Malison

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

4. What business are the narrator's parents in in "We Get Along"?
(a) Pest control
(b) Service station
(c) Apartment rental
(d) Housecleaning

5. What frightens the narrator most about his job as an elf in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Working the cash register
(b) Having a child throw up on him
(c) Clocking in on one of the store's computers
(d) Wearing an elf costume

Short Answer Questions

1. In "My Manuscript", who does Chad assume led his father to believe Chad is gay?

2. What happens to the curtains of Marilyn Notkin's apartment in "Giantess"?

3. Why does Melinda begin crying in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

4. Who does the narrator of "Firestone" claim is trying to make his job at the service station difficult?

5. Who does Anita O'Day claim is the manager of her record company?

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