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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator of "Parade" have a relationship with that he says "the press is having a field day over"?
(a) Charlton Heston
(b) Mike Tyson
(c) Patrick Buchanan
(d) Bruce Springsteen

2. What business are the narrator's parents in in "We Get Along"?
(a) Apartment rental
(b) Service station
(c) Pest control
(d) Housecleaning

3. Who does Anita O'Day claim is the manager of her record company?
(a) No one
(b) Her mother
(c) Herself
(d) Her dog

4. What is Mrs. Toni obsessed with in "Don's Story"?
(a) Crime stories
(b) Greyhound buses
(c) Don's life
(d) Her daughter

5. Why does Glen urge readers to boycott Dave's Kwik Stop in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?
(a) Because the "homophobic" Drew works there.
(b) Because they treat homosexual customers inappropriately.
(c) Because the owner, Dave is homophobic.
(d) Because they refuse to hire homosexuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Parade" think people who have never met him feel about him?

2. Who is Steve Dolger in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

3. How does the narrator attempt to keep Mrs. Peacock out of his room in "My Manuscript"?

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

5. What does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" have "an impressive collection" of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Chad's father's childhood in "My Manuscript".

2. What prompts Mr. Holt to send Chad to Mr. Chatam for guitar lessons in "My Manuscript"?

3. Why does Drew react negatively after Glen shares his dreams with him in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter"?

4. Describe Margery in "We Get Along".

5. What perplexes Carlton about the narrator's unwillingness to correct his vision loss in "Firestone"?

6. Contrast the story Taylor tells about his child with the actual facts about his child in "Firestone".

7. How does the narrator of "Parade" describe Patrick Buchanan?

8. Describe the narrator's imaginary nightclub act in "Music for Lovers".

9. Contrast the narrator in "Firestone" with his co-workers (Carlton and Taylor).

10. In "We Get Along", what do the narrator and his mother do late at night? Why?

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