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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator drop out of school in "Jamboree"?
(a) He wants to pursue a career in the music industry.
(b) To work in his brother-in-law's business.
(c) To help his sister raise her son.
(d) He is failing all of his classes.

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

3. Why does the narrator of "Firestone" refuse to have his eyes operated on?
(a) He believes his declining eyesight is the will of God.
(b) He believes his declining eyesight gives him an edge in life.
(c) He is frightened of hospitals and doctors.
(d) He cannot afford to have the surgeries done.

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 was pressured by a former boyfriend.
(d) Because she felt like it.

5. In "Don's Story", who plays Don's mother in the movie version of his life?
(a) Don Rickles
(b) Chastity Bono
(c) Barbra Streisand
(d) Charles Bronson

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mrs. Dunbar, supposedly, when Don is killed in "Season's Greetings..."?

2. What does Sedaris think every male reader of "Giantess" longs for?

3. What does the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me" collect?

4. Why does Melinda begin crying in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

5. Why is the narrator of "Jamboree" staying with his sister?

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