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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is found in the bathroom of a Sunoco station in "Firestone"?
(a) A baby boy
(b) Clothing
(c) A large sum of money
(d) A baby girl

2. Where does Glen park while shopping at Food Carnival in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) In a handicapped parking space
(b) In the Dave's Kwik Stop parking lot
(c) In the rear of the store
(d) In a tow zone

3. What reason did the narrator's parents give for neglecting him in "Parade"?
(a) They did not like him.
(b) They did not know how to be good parents.
(c) They loved his brother more than they loved him.
(d) They were afraid he would reject them.

4. What word makes Chad's grandmother fall to her feet praying in "My Manuscript"?
(a) Priest
(b) Sin
(c) Guitar
(d) Homosexual

5. The phrases "'I hope it doesn't tire him out'" and "'the original boob tube'" in "Firestone" are examples of...
(a) hyperbole.
(b) similes.
(c) puns.
(d) metaphors.

6. Who is the narrator of "My Manuscript"?
(a) Terry Glassman
(b) Mr. Chatam
(c) Chad Holt
(d) Mr. Holt

7. What did Nick Papanides like to cook with eggplant in "We Get Along"?
(a) Tomatoes
(b) Snakes
(c) Squirrels
(d) Chicken

8. In "My Manuscript", what shocked Chad's father about the student priest's appearance when he arrived home from school one day?
(a) He had no pants on.
(b) He was wearing a dress.
(c) He had shaved his head.
(d) He was wearing makeup.

9. What does the narrator wear that gets his picture in the newspaper in "Firestone"?
(a) A brightly colored jumpsuit
(b) A stack of inner tubes
(c) His work uniform
(d) A stack of tires

10. How do most of the customers in "Firestone" react to the narrator's attempts to convert them to his religion?
(a) They are rude and resistant.
(b) They are willing to listen, but decline to take action.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They are open to his ideas.

11. What does Chad refuse to do when his brother is born in "My Manuscript"?
(a) Share his bedroom.
(b) Change the baby's diapers.
(c) Speak to his brother.
(d) Like his brother.

12. Who is Steve Dolger in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) Glen's brother
(b) Glen's current boyfriend
(c) A victim of homophobia
(d) Glen's ex-boyfriend

13. What feature do both the waiter and Brandon Tartikoff notice about Don in "Don's Story"?
(a) His height
(b) His hands
(c) His unique background
(d) His clothing

14. What did the narrator of "Parade"'s parents predict he would become?
(a) A celebrity
(b) A banker
(c) A narcissist
(d) A loser

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Annette and Randy spend their time together according to the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?

2. In "Don's Story", what does Barbra Streisand ask Don about when she first meets him?

3. Why does Glen purchase snuff in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

4. Why did the Anita O'Day begin taking drugs in "Music for Lovers"?

5. How does the narrator of "Parade" think people who have never met him feel about him?

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