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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Margery attend AA meetings in "We Get Along"?
(a) She is an alcoholic.
(b) Her sister is an alcoholic.
(c) Her husband is an alcoholic.
(d) She picks up men at the meetings.

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

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

4. How does Don ultimately get to Los Angeles after being thrown off of the bus in "Don's Story"?
(a) He hitchhikes.
(b) He walks.
(c) He buys a car and drives it to LA.
(d) He takes another bus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator begin cleaning bathrooms in "Firestone"?

2. In "We Get Along", what does the narrator's father record in a notebook hidden in his desk drawer?

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

4. Why does Glen urge readers to boycott Dave's Kwik Stop in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

5. How did the narrator in "Parade" solve his debilitating life problems?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator's experience with the woman on the bus in "Firestone".

2. Describe the scene at Barbra Streisand's house in "Don's Story".

3. What is Chad's relationship with Terry Glassman in "My Manuscript"?

4. Retell the story about the student priest that Mr. Holt tells Chad in "My Manuscript".

5. What is the tone of the story "Parade"? How does the author create this tone?

6. In "We Get Along", what do the narrator and his mother do late at night? Why?

7. Describe Margery in "We Get Along".

8. Describe Dawn's relationship with Rusty in "Music for Lovers".

9. Describe a typical first date for the "old" version of the narrator of "Parade".

10. Describe the narrator's imaginary nightclub act in "Music for Lovers".

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