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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. Richie had been in prison for
(a) Killing his younger brother.
(b) Burning his sister's boyfriend to death.
(c) Refusing to pay taxes.
(d) Burning his sister to death.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris' father asks him if he knows

2. The irony of the fisherman's position is that

3. Amy Sedaris is fond of

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

5. Sedaris deals with his new fear of speaking French by

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