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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Steve Dolger in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) Glen's current boyfriend
(b) Glen's ex-boyfriend
(c) Glen's brother
(d) A victim of homophobia

2. Where does Marty park his motorcycle in "Jamboree"?
(a) At his father-in-law's house
(b) In the baby's nursery
(c) In the garage
(d) In his bedroom

3. In "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter", whose voice do the trees in Glen's fake dream have?
(a) His mother's
(b) Melinda's
(c) Drew's
(d) Glen's

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

5. Why does Dawn begin listening to rock music, in "Music for Lovers"?
(a) Her father gets rid of the TV.
(b) She wants to irritate her father.
(c) She is attempting to express her teenage angst.
(d) Her father encourages her to listen to it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator find in a copy of Mein Kampf in "Barrel Fever"?

2. Why was Don fired from his job at a cafeteria in "Don's Story"?

3. What bothers the narrator of "Music for Lovers" most about his daughter's boyfriend, Rusty?

4. What does Malison name each of the characters in his second novel in "After Malison"?

5. Who is the narrator in "After Malison"?

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