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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Don's profession in "Don's Story"?
(a) Actor and director
(b) He is unemployed
(c) Director
(d) Actor
2. Who is the narrator in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?
(a) Randy Sykes
(b) Trish Moody
(c) Eileen Mickey
(d) Annette Kelper
3. Why does the narrator of "Firestone" give a woman on the bus his sneakers?
(a) He believes they will help her.
(b) He no longer wants them.
(c) He sees she has no shoes.
(d) He believes they will help her son whose motorcycle is damaged.
4. What reason did the narrator's parents give for neglecting him in "Parade"?
(a) They were afraid he would reject them.
(b) They loved his brother more than they loved him.
(c) They did not like him.
(d) They did not know how to be good parents.
5. Why does Glen urge readers to boycott Dave's Kwik Stop in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) Because the "homophobic" Drew works there.
(b) Because they treat homosexual customers inappropriately.
(c) Because the owner, Dave is homophobic.
(d) Because they refuse to hire homosexuals.
6. Who is responsible for getting the narrator his job at the service station in "Firestone"?
(a) His doctor
(b) His pastor
(c) Carlton
(d) Taylor
7. Why did Dawn of "Music for Lovers" have her feet amputated?
(a) They were injured when she fell off of the roof.
(b) Her feet were dirty.
(c) They were gangrenous.
(d) The doctors were overzealous.
8. Why does Glen purchase snuff in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) He is hoping to impress Drew.
(b) He is giving it as a gift to his brother-in-law.
(c) He wants to quit smoking.
(d) He wants to see Drew bend down to get it off the shelf.
9. How do Annette and Randy spend their time together according to the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?
(a) Riding the escalator at the mall
(b) Taking long walks in the park
(c) Eating at Burger King
(d) Making out in Randy's car
10. What concerns the narrator of "Firestone" most about Taylor?
(a) Taylor threatens to hurt Carlton.
(b) Taylor steals from the service station.
(c) Taylor lies to Carlton.
(d) Taylor cheats the narrator out of his job duties.
11. Why is it unusual for the narrator of "Firestone" to be working at a car service station?
(a) He cannot drive.
(b) He is highly educated.
(c) He hates cars.
(d) He rides the bus to work.
12. What type of transplant is Carlton waiting for in "Firestone"?
(a) A kidney transplant
(b) A heart transplant
(c) A liver transplant
(d) A cornea transplant
13. Which of the following is NOT something Sandy convinces the narrator's mother to do in "We Get Along"?
(a) Repaint her porch steps
(b) Cut her hair
(c) Buy new clothes
(d) Cheat on her husband
14. Why is Taylor given many of the narrator's job duties in "Firestone"?
(a) The manager likes Taylor better than the narrator.
(b) The narrator is incapable of performing the duties.
(c) Taylor is more qualified.
(d) Taylor claims he has a child to support.
15. In "Don's Story", who plays Don's mother in the movie version of his life?
(a) Barbra Streisand
(b) Charles Bronson
(c) Chastity Bono
(d) Don Rickles
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is "The Last You'll Hear From Me" titled thus?
2. What does the narrator of "Parade" say people are constantly asking him for?
3. Why was Don fired from his job at a cafeteria in "Don's Story"?
4. What causes Chad to suspect that his father has read his "manuscript" in "My Manuscript"?
5. Why did Terry Glassman destroy his typewriter in "My Manuscript"?
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