View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Melinda Delvecchio act towards Glen in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) She overcompensates for her hatred of Glen.
(b) She is overly friendly and flirtatious.
(c) She is extremely homophobic.
(d) She is standoffish and rude.

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

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

4. What does Chad's father buy him for Christmas in "My Manuscript"?
(a) A typewriter
(b) Alcohol
(c) A set of golf clubs
(d) Guitar lessons

5. In "Don's Story", who plays Don's mother in the movie version of his life?
(a) Don Rickles
(b) Barbra Streisand
(c) Chastity Bono
(d) Charles Bronson

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Steve Dolger in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

3. How does Don ultimately get to Los Angeles after being thrown off of the bus in "Don's Story"?

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

5. Where does Glen park while shopping at Food Carnival in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter", why is Drew having difficulty in his psychology class? What does Glen offer to do to help Drew?

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

3. Contrast the narrator in "Firestone" with his co-workers (Carlton and Taylor).

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What insults does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" hurl at Annette and Randy?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 956 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample