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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator in "We Get Along" feel about his father's death?
(a) He is secretly happy.
(b) He is ambivalent.
(c) He is devastated.
(d) He is at peace with it.

2. Who is responsible for getting the narrator his job at the service station in "Firestone"?
(a) His doctor
(b) His pastor
(c) Taylor
(d) Carlton

3. What is Mrs. Toni obsessed with in "Don's Story"?
(a) Greyhound buses
(b) Her daughter
(c) Crime stories
(d) Don's life

4. What does the narrator of "My Manuscript" aspire to become?
(a) A truck driver
(b) A writer
(c) A professional golfer
(d) A doctor

5. How did Trish's boyfriend react when she accidentally ran over his dog in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?
(a) He gave her the silent treatment.
(b) He broke up with her.
(c) He verbally assaulted her.
(d) He forgave her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do most of the customers in "Firestone" react to the narrator's attempts to convert them to his religion?

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

3. Where does Chad hide his "manuscript" in "My Manuscript"?

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

5. What does Chad's father buy him for Christmas in "My Manuscript"?

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