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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Learning Curve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rather than sports, Sedaris states that he and his fellow speech therapy students were more interested in
(a) Studying and graduating early.
(b) Baking, making scrapbooks, and doing art projects.
(c) Fighting and lifting weights.
(d) Playing video games.

2. Paul's relationship with his father might be described as
(a) Honest and direct.
(b) Callous and indifferent.
(c) Blunt and hurtful.
(d) Coddling and protective.

3. The name "Rooster" came from
(a) Paul himself.
(b) Paul's father.
(c) Paul's mother.
(d) Paul's business.

4. Ironically, Sedaris and his siblings mock the fisherman's tan skin because
(a) It looks fake.
(b) It looks hard and leathery.
(c) It has been ruined by saltwater.
(d) It does not take the same kind of effort to achieve.

5. The title Sedaris tried to win for sun-bathing was
(a) Miss Emollient.
(b) Miss Sunscreen.
(c) Miss Skin Cancer.
(d) Miss Sunburn.

Short Answer Questions

1. The scientific term Sedaris fears his father will use is

2. What skill does Sedaris admire in his mother that eludes him?

3. Where music is concerned, Sedaris' father could be described as a

4. Sedaris' mother connects most closely with

5. Sedaris' first artistic success takes the form of

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