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

2. Who does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" picture attending his imaginary nightclub act?
(a) His daughter, Dawn
(b) His ex-wife, Carol
(c) Anita O'Day
(d) A famous record executive

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

4. In "We Get Along", what does the narrator's father record in a notebook hidden in his desk drawer?
(a) Women he has had affairs with.
(b) Bets placed by tenants
(c) Secret information about his tenants
(d) Men he has had affairs with.

5. Why did the Anita O'Day begin taking drugs in "Music for Lovers"?
(a) Because she grew up surrounded by drug dealers.
(b) Because she was pressured by a former boyfriend.
(c) Because she felt like it.
(d) Because she had a difficult childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator of "Firestone" claim is trying to make his job at the service station difficult?

2. Why is it unusual for the narrator of "Firestone" to be working at a car service station?

3. What reason did the narrator's parents give for neglecting him in "Parade"?

4. What does the narrator of "Parade" say people are constantly asking him for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me".

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

3. What perplexes Carlton about the narrator's unwillingness to correct his vision loss in "Firestone"?

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

5. What prompts Mr. Holt to send Chad to Mr. Chatam for guitar lessons in "My Manuscript"?

6. Why does Drew react negatively after Glen shares his dreams with him in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

7. Describe the "kid from down the block", who brings Dawn records in "Music from Lovers", from the narrator's perspective.

8. What does Glen dream about in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"? What does he tell Drew he dreamed about? Why?

9. How does Chad conduct research for his book in "My Manuscript"?

10. Describe the narrator of "Parade"'s relationship with Bruce Springsteen (from his perspective).

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