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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 husband is an alcoholic.
(c) Her sister 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 did not like him.
(b) They were afraid he would reject them.
(c) They did not know how to be good parents.
(d) They loved his brother more than they loved him.

3. What is Don's profession in "Don's Story"?
(a) Actor and director
(b) Actor
(c) He is unemployed
(d) Director

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Melinda begin crying in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

4. Why was Don fired from his job at a cafeteria in "Don's Story"?

5. What bothers the narrator of "Music for Lovers" most about his daughter's boyfriend, Rusty?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "We Get Along", what does the narrator think the initials W.S. stand for? Why?

2. Describe Chad's father's childhood in "My Manuscript".

3. How does the narrator of "Parade" describe Patrick Buchanan?

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

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

6. Describe the instances of "homophobia" that Glen believes he experiences after speaking with Drew on the phone in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter".

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

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

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

10. Contrast the story Taylor tells about his child with the actual facts about his child in "Firestone".

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