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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. While Sedaris has been preoccupied with tanning, his father has been preoccupied with
(a) The price of beachfront property.
(b) His fear of the ocean.
(c) The Miss Emollient Pageant.
(d) Scientific questions.

2. Sedaris' interest in science extended only to
(a) Performing surgery on his pets.
(b) Freezing animals and fixing his record player.
(c) Fixing his record player and exploring marine life.
(d) Getting his pets drunk and thawing them out again.

3. By way of explanation, Amy Sedaris explains her "bruises" and "sores" by saying
(a) Her father beat her up.
(b) She is finally in love.
(c) Her public should love her no matter what she looks like.
(d) She fell down the stairs.

4. Sedaris fears his father is not up to the task of caring for his new dog, Sophie, because
(a) She is violent and does not obey him.
(b) He is older now, and she is old and dying.
(c) He is older now, and she is young and strong.
(d) He is not as attentive to pets as he used to be.

5. Sedaris' father asks him if he knows
(a) How many grains of sand there are in the world.
(b) How many fish there are in the ocean.
(c) If he is aware of the dangers of sun-tanning.
(d) Why the fishermen are so tan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris attempts to impress his teacher by

2. Though the teacher ridicules him in the end, Sedaris is proud because

3. Sedaris takes it personally when his teacher says

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

5. Sedaris' enjoyment of the ocean was ruined by

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