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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 was pressured by a former boyfriend.
(b) Because she felt like it.
(c) Because she had a difficult childhood.
(d) Because she grew up surrounded by drug dealers.

2. What is the author's elf name in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Usher
(b) Walrus
(c) Crumpet
(d) Sleighbell

3. Why does the narrator begin cleaning bathrooms in "Firestone"?
(a) He is incapable of pumping gas
(b) Carlton orders him to do so
(c) To teach himself humility
(d) Customers complained of their filth

4. Why does the narrator of "Firestone" give a woman on the bus his sneakers?
(a) He sees she has no shoes.
(b) He believes they will help her son whose motorcycle is damaged.
(c) He no longer wants them.
(d) He believes they will help her.

5. Who does the narrator's mother insult at the beginning of "We Get Along"?
(a) A mildew stain
(b) Her son
(c) The apartment
(d) Her husband

Short Answer Questions

1. What genre is "The Last You'll Hear from Me"?

2. What is found in the bathroom of a Sunoco station in "Firestone"?

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

4. According to the narrator, what type of adults most often visit Santa in "Santaland Diaries"?

5. Why is the author uncomfortable washing the blinds in the bathroom with G.L. in "The Curly Kind"?

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