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

2. Valencia is
(a) An exemplary boss for Sedaris.
(b) A starving artist who spends like she is wealthy.
(c) Wealthy, but lives like a starving artist.
(d) A woman who relies on her looks for everything.

3. 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.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lou Sedaris busies himself

2. The title Sedaris tried to win for sun-bathing was

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

4. The title The Youth In Asia applies to

5. Despite his experiences, Sedaris still finds the view of Manhattan and the fantasy of wealth

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