1. What is Lou Sedaris excited about at the start of the essay?
(a) David is going to appear in a magazine article.
(b) His daughter, Amy, is getting married.
(c) His daughter ,Amy, has lost a considerable amount of weight.
(d) His daughter, Amy, is going to appear in a magazine article.

2. When visiting home, Amy tortures her father by
(a) Claiming that he is grossly overweight.
(b) Wearing a fat suit and pretending to be grossly overweight.
(c) Pretending she refused to appear in the magazine article.
(d) Ignoring his questions about her personal life.

3. 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.

4. During his experience as a mover, Sedaris begins to change because
(a) He resents customers with too many books or records, and imagines himself an ant completing a task.
(b) He resents anyone who appears wealthy and organized.
(c) He imagines himself the queen ant ordering her inferiors about.
(d) He is always willing to move the attractive women, no matter how disorganized.

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