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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Parade" think people who have never met him feel about him?
(a) They want to know him because he will love them too much.
(b) They detest him.
(c) They love him.
(d) They are dying to get to know him.

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) He loves his sister too much.
(c) His parents failed to give him the love he deserved.
(d) No one has ever loved him.

3. What causes Chad to suspect that his father has read his "manuscript" in "My Manuscript"?
(a) His father forces him to take guitar lessons.
(b) His father tells him Mrs. Peacock knows his secret.
(c) His father tells him a story about a gay student priest.
(d) His father often quotes the manuscript.

4. Why did Dawn of "Music for Lovers" have her feet amputated?
(a) Her feet were dirty.
(b) They were gangrenous.
(c) The doctors were overzealous.
(d) They were injured when she fell off of the roof.

5. Where does Chad hide his "manuscript" in "My Manuscript"?
(a) In the bathroom of a Trailways station
(b) In his dresser drawer
(c) Buried under the house
(d) Buried behind the shed

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Annette and Randy spend their time together according to the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?

3. How did the narrator in "Parade" solve his debilitating life problems?

4. Who does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" ask to read her final instructions?

5. In "My Manuscript", what shocked Chad's father about the student priest's appearance when he arrived home from school one day?

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