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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. Sedaris goes to work for Patrick because
(a) Valencia has demanded he and Patrick catch a rare bird.
(b) Patrick has the same contempt for the wealthy that Sedaris feels.
(c) Valencia has refused to pay him, and Patrick is wealthy.
(d) Valencia has cut his hours, and Patrick offers him a job moving furniture.

2. 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.

3. Sedaris' mother might be described as
(a) An inventor.
(b) A theorist.
(c) Visionary.
(d) Pragmatic.

4. The title The Youth In Asia applies to
(a) Sedaris' dogs, Fatty and Skinny.
(b) Sedaris' experiences living with a pet in Japan.
(c) Euthanizing pets and adopting new ones.
(d) Euthanizing pets and the Japanese cartoon Fatty and Skinny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Japanese cartoon Fatty and Skinny makes Sedaris sad because

2. Sedaris' father asks him if he knows

3. Ironically, Sedaris and his siblings mock the fisherman's tan skin because

4. Lou Sedaris busies himself

5. Sedaris' interest in science extended only to

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