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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 picks up men at the meetings.
(b) Her sister is an alcoholic.
(c) Her husband is an alcoholic.
(d) She is an alcoholic.

2. How did a piece of tissue become stuck in the narrator's ear in "Music for Lovers"?
(a) He put it in there to drown out the sound of his daughter's music.
(b) He accidentally pushed it in there with a sharp object.
(c) His daughter pushes it into his ear.
(d) He put it in there to drown out the sound of Anita O'Day's music.

3. In "My Manuscript", who does Chad assume led his father to believe Chad is gay?
(a) His mother
(b) Mr. Chatam
(c) Mrs. Peacock
(d) Terry Glassman

4. What does Don do to Mrs. Toni when she ridicules his dreams of stardom in "Don's Story"?
(a) He stabs her with a switchblade.
(b) He asks the bus driver to pull over so she can leave the bus.
(c) He ignores her.
(d) He pokes her with a bathroom key.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is responsible for getting the narrator his job at the service station in "Firestone"?

3. What does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" collect?

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

5. How does Chad's father "punish" him for quitting guitar lessons in "My Manuscript"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Music for Lovers", why does the narrator often give his daughter stitches? What does he recommend when giving someone stitches?

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

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

4. How is Don's success in "Don's Story" ironic?

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

6. Describe Margery in "We Get Along".

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

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

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

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

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