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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the narrator in "Parade" solve his debilitating life problems?
(a) He turned to God.
(b) He watched Oprah religiously.
(c) He worked through them on his own.
(d) He went through extensive psychotherapy.

3. What is Mrs. Toni obsessed with in "Don's Story"?
(a) Don's life
(b) Crime stories
(c) Her daughter
(d) Greyhound buses

4. What genre is "The Last You'll Hear from Me"?
(a) A short story
(b) A letter
(c) A poem
(d) A novella

5. How often is "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter" published?
(a) Two times a year
(b) Weekly
(c) Four times a year
(d) Once a month

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

7. Who does the narrator of "Firestone" claim is trying to make his job at the service station difficult?
(a) God
(b) Hotshots
(c) The customers
(d) Carlton

8. In "My Manuscript", who does Chad assume led his father to believe Chad is gay?
(a) Terry Glassman
(b) Mrs. Peacock
(c) Mr. Chatam
(d) His mother

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

10. What does Don do to Mrs. Toni when she ridicules his dreams of stardom in "Don's Story"?
(a) He stabs her with a switchblade.
(b) He ignores her.
(c) He pokes her with a bathroom key.
(d) He asks the bus driver to pull over so she can leave the bus.

11. Why is Taylor given many of the narrator's job duties in "Firestone"?
(a) Taylor is more qualified.
(b) The narrator is incapable of performing the duties.
(c) The manager likes Taylor better than the narrator.
(d) Taylor claims he has a child to support.

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

13. Who is the narrator in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?
(a) Annette Kelper
(b) Eileen Mickey
(c) Randy Sykes
(d) Trish Moody

14. How old was the narrator of "Music for Lovers"'s daughter, Dawn, when she fell off the roof?
(a) 25
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 15

15. How does the narrator attempt to keep Mrs. Peacock out of his room in "My Manuscript"?
(a) He tells her not to enter his room.
(b) He posts a sign on his door.
(c) He locks his door.
(d) He places a trap in front of his door.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator say Randy thinks he looks like in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?

2. Why did Terry Glassman destroy his typewriter in "My Manuscript"?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of Annette's unique physical traits in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?

4. How did Trish's boyfriend react when she accidentally ran over his dog in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?

5. Why is "The Last You'll Hear From Me" titled thus?

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