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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Valencia is
2. Sedaris confesses his desire to perform what songs before an audience?
3. Miss Sampson asks the previous question in order to
4. Mr. Mancini claims to be
5. Where music is concerned, Sedaris' father could be described as a
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Sedaris suggest Miss Sampson's "timing was off" when she reveals her human side during their last session?
2. What reasons does Sedaris list for hating computers?
3. Why does Sedaris believe his his parents are so lenient with Melina, the Great Dane?
4. Why does the young Sedaris miss the irony of the fisherman's inability to live by the seashore?
5. Why does Sedaris believe there are no "normal" restaurants left in his neighborhood?
6. Why doesn't Sedaris plan any activities for his writing class beyond the first introductions?
7. How does the speech therapist continue to bring Sedaris' lisp to his attention?
8. What is ironic about the fact that Bonnie at last finds some "nice New Yorkers" at the Plaza Hotel?
9. Why does Sedaris resist learning to play the guitar?
10. What does Sedaris find unusual about the way the food in his neighborhood restaurants is served on the plate.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What expectations does Sedaris seem to have for American behavior? What stereotypes does he point out other nations have attributed to Americans? Write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify at least three stereotypes Sedaris identifies in Americans.
Essay Topic 2
Many of Sedaris' essays focus on childhood. Write an essay in which you determine a theme Sedaris creates on the subject of childhood, and use specific examples to support your argument.
Essay Topic 3
Consider the quote, ""Genius has limitations; stupidity is boundless." Write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify the previous statement, using Sedaris' musings on his own limitations as support for your argument.
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