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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Don ultimately get to Los Angeles after being thrown off of the bus in "Don's Story"?
(a) He buys a car and drives it to LA.
(b) He hitchhikes.
(c) He takes another bus.
(d) He walks.

3. In "My Manuscript", what shocked Chad's father about the student priest's appearance when he arrived home from school one day?
(a) He was wearing makeup.
(b) He was wearing a dress.
(c) He had shaved his head.
(d) He had no pants on.

4. Why did the Anita O'Day begin taking drugs in "Music for Lovers"?
(a) Because she grew up surrounded by drug dealers.
(b) Because she had a difficult childhood.
(c) Because she felt like it.
(d) Because she was pressured by a former boyfriend.

5. Why does Marty have Vicki's cat put to sleep in "Jamboree"?
(a) He hates cats.
(b) He believes the cat will kill his newborn baby.
(c) He does not think he can love the cat as much as his baby.
(d) He is allergic to cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Drew majoring in at CCCC in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

2. Which of the following is NOT a topic of discussion when the narrator works renovating an apartment?

3. Why does the narrator of "Firestone" give a woman on the bus his sneakers?

4. What is the author's elf name in "Santaland Diaries"?

5. Why does the narrator's mother ask her husband to go back to their house when she is headed to the hospital with pneumonia in "Diary of A Smoker"?

(see the answer key)

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