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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Twelve Moments in the Life of the Artist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miss Sampson believes Sedaris lisps because
(a) He has a lazy tongue.
(b) He cannot hear the sound of his own voice.
(c) He never learned to speak correctly.
(d) He wants to stand out among other students.

2. The sign Sedaris would post on the Speech Therapist's door would read
(a) Speech Therapy Lab.
(b) Janitor's Closet.
(c) Future Homosexuals of America.
(d) Future Sports Enthusiasts of America.

3. Sedaris discussed his speech therapy sessions
(a) Only with his mother.
(b) With other speech therapy students.
(c) Only with his father.
(d) With his sisters.

4. Mr. Mancini makes Sedaris uncomfortable by constantly referring to
(a) Jazz musicians.
(b) Popular songs Sedaris does not know.
(c) Women and sex.
(d) Men and sex.

5. Sedaris describes his guitar teacher as
(a) A midget.
(b) Short.
(c) A dwarf.
(d) An expert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the fishermen interested in Lou Sedaris' equation?

2. The question "Which do you like better, State or Carolina?" refers to

3. Sedaris and his father seem to

4. What Sedaris admires in his sister Gretchen is

5. Sedaris believed he was living art because

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