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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Me Talk Pretty One Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompts Sedaris to find a job in New York?
(a) He cannot live on his savings alone in New York.
(b) His father disapproves of his lifestyle.
(c) He is planning to buy a townhouse.
(d) He is ashamed of his poverty.

2. Lou Sedaris said his daughters would thank him for
(a) Encouraging them to exercise.
(b) Harrassing them about their weight.
(c) Encouraging them about their looks.
(d) Introducing them to eligible men.

3. Sedaris' mother connects most closely with
(a) Her cats.
(b) The collies.
(c) The collies' puppies.
(d) Madchen 1.

4. Sedaris bonds with the other students
(a) Over their hatred for the teacher.
(b) Over their common fear of failing the class.
(c) Over the common hope that their teacher will like them.
(d) Over the common fear that they will never learn French.

5. What skill does Sedaris admire in his mother that eludes him?
(a) She can tan the backs of her ears and her palms.
(b) She can smoke an entire cigarette without taking it out of her mouth.
(c) She can solve his father's equations.
(d) She can explain how a radio works.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amy Sedaris is fond of

2. Sedaris' interest in science extended only to

3. While Sedaris has been preoccupied with tanning, his father has been preoccupied with

4. Sedaris attempts to impress his teacher by

5. The title The Youth In Asia applies to

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