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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What genre could "Parade" be classified as?
(a) Drama
(b) Autobiography
(c) Satire
(d) Realistic fiction

2. Who does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" picture attending his imaginary nightclub act?
(a) His daughter, Dawn
(b) A famous record executive
(c) His ex-wife, Carol
(d) Anita O'Day

3. In "We Get Along", why is Evelyne obsessed with the initials W.S.?
(a) They belong to a man she left to marry the narrator's father.
(b) They belong to her dead husband.
(c) They belong to her son.
(d) They belong to a woman her husband had an affair with.

4. How does Chad's father "punish" him for quitting guitar lessons in "My Manuscript"?
(a) He makes him teach himself to play the guitar using instructional records.
(b) He locks him in his room for days.
(c) He gives his expensive guitar away to a more deserving child.
(d) He forces him to go to guitar class every day.

5. How does the narrator attempt to keep Mrs. Peacock out of his room in "My Manuscript"?
(a) He tells her not to enter his room.
(b) He posts a sign on his door.
(c) He locks his door.
(d) He places a trap in front of his door.

6. Why does Melinda begin crying in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) Glen refuses one of her casserole meals.
(b) Glen fires her.
(c) Glen tells her she is homophobic.
(d) Glen refuses her romantic advances.

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

8. Why did Terry Glassman destroy his typewriter in "My Manuscript"?
(a) He was jealous of Chad's writing ability.
(b) His father never responded to his letters.
(c) He wanted a set of golf clubs.
(d) He realized he was a failed writer.

9. Why does Glen purchase snuff in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) He is giving it as a gift to his brother-in-law.
(b) He wants to see Drew bend down to get it off the shelf.
(c) He is hoping to impress Drew.
(d) He wants to quit smoking.

10. Why does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" think it is pointless for his daughter to listen to dance music?
(a) He thinks she is destined for a career as a nightclub singer.
(b) She does not have legs, and therefore, cannot dance.
(c) She does not have feet, and therefore, cannot dance.
(d) He will not allow her out of the house to go to dances.

11. What point of view is "Parade" written in?
(a) Third person omniscient
(b) First person
(c) Third person limited
(d) Second person

12. Which of the following is NOT something Sandy convinces the narrator's mother to do in "We Get Along"?
(a) Buy new clothes
(b) Cheat on her husband
(c) Cut her hair
(d) Repaint her porch steps

13. How does the narrator of "Parade" feel about how he was treated by his parents when he was a child?
(a) He was doted on by his parents.
(b) He was smothered by his mother's love.
(c) He did not get the love he deserved.
(d) He had a perfectly happy childhood.

14. In "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter", what does Glen picture Drew as in one of his "dreams"?
(a) A tree
(b) Christ on the cross
(c) A troll
(d) An apple

15. Why does the narrator begin cleaning bathrooms in "Firestone"?
(a) Carlton orders him to do so
(b) To teach himself humility
(c) He is incapable of pumping gas
(d) Customers complained of their filth

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator say Randy thinks he looks like in "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?

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

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

4. How did a piece of tissue become stuck in the narrator's ear in "Music for Lovers"?

5. What does the narrator wear that gets his picture in the newspaper in "Firestone"?

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