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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. How often is "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter" published?
(a) Two times a year
(b) Four times a year
(c) Once a month
(d) Weekly
2. What is the reason for the narrator's appearance on the Oprah show in "Parade"?
(a) He used to love others too much.
(b) No one has ever loved him.
(c) His parents failed to give him the love he deserved.
(d) He loves his sister too much.
3. How does Chad's father "punish" him for quitting guitar lessons in "My Manuscript"?
(a) He locks him in his room for days.
(b) He forces him to go to guitar class every day.
(c) He makes him teach himself to play the guitar using instructional records.
(d) He gives his expensive guitar away to a more deserving child.
4. In "We Get Along", what does the narrator's mother do the night after her husband's funeral?
(a) She smashes the windows of her car.
(b) She obsessively cleans the apartment.
(c) She goes on a drinking binge.
(d) She plays golf.
5. Why does the narrator begin cleaning bathrooms in "Firestone"?
(a) To teach himself humility
(b) Carlton orders him to do so
(c) He is incapable of pumping gas
(d) Customers complained of their filth
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" think it is pointless for his daughter to listen to dance music?
2. Why does Glen purchase snuff in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
3. Why is "The Last You'll Hear From Me" titled thus?
4. Who is Mr. Chatam in "My Manuscript"?
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. In "We Get Along", what does the narrator think the initials W.S. stand for? Why?
2. What perplexes Carlton about the narrator's unwillingness to correct his vision loss in "Firestone"?
3. Contrast the story Taylor tells about his child with the actual facts about his child in "Firestone".
4. Describe the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me".
5. Describe the "kid from down the block", who brings Dawn records in "Music from Lovers", from the narrator's perspective.
6. In "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter", why is Drew having difficulty in his psychology class? What does Glen offer to do to help Drew?
7. Describe the narrator of "Parade"'s relationship with Bruce Springsteen (from his perspective).
8. How does the narrator of "Parade" describe Patrick Buchanan?
9. What is Chad's relationship with Terry Glassman in "My Manuscript"?
10. In "We Get Along", what do the narrator and his mother do late at night? Why?
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