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

2. The scientific term Sedaris fears his father will use is
(a) Bazillion.
(b) Aquatics.
(c) Pi.
(d) Googolplex.

3. Sedaris deals with his new fear of speaking French by
(a) Forcing himself to join in conversations.
(b) Speaking only Enlish.
(c) Pretending to be deaf.
(d) Writing down all his comments.

4. Though the teacher ridicules him in the end, Sedaris is proud because
(a) He thinks she is complimenting him.
(b) He has finally learned to defend himself in French.
(c) He agrees with her.
(d) He understands every word she is saying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the fishermen interested in Lou Sedaris' equation?

2. Sedaris' interest in science extended only to

3. What is Lou Sedaris excited about at the start of the essay?

4. Sedaris' enjoyment of the ocean was ruined by

5. Sedaris takes it personally when his teacher says

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