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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 concerns the narrator of "Firestone" most about Taylor?
(a) Taylor steals from the service station.
(b) Taylor cheats the narrator out of his job duties.
(c) Taylor threatens to hurt Carlton.
(d) Taylor lies to Carlton.

2. Who was Lena Payne in "The Curly Kind"?
(a) The author's childhood housekeeper
(b) A maid in the author's apartment complex
(c) The author's mother
(d) A nanny in the author's apartment complex

3. What does Chad's father buy him for Christmas in "My Manuscript"?
(a) A typewriter
(b) Alcohol
(c) Guitar lessons
(d) A set of golf clubs

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

5. Who does the narrator say Randy thinks he looks like in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?
(a) Marlin Perkins
(b) Marlon Brando
(c) Brad Pitt
(d) George Clooney

Short Answer Questions

1. In "My Manuscript", what quality does Mrs. Peacock have that she says makes her a "housekeeper" instead of a "maid"?

2. What is Drew majoring in at CCCC in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

3. Who is Steve Dolger in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

4. Why is the author uncomfortable working as Exit Elf in "Santaland Diaries"?

5. How does the narrator in "We Get Along" feel about his father's death?

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