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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Big Boy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sedaris describes his guitar teacher as
(a) Short.
(b) An expert.
(c) A dwarf.
(d) A midget.

2. Ironically, Sedaris and his siblings mock the fisherman's tan skin because
(a) It looks fake.
(b) It has been ruined by saltwater.
(c) It does not take the same kind of effort to achieve.
(d) It looks hard and leathery.

3. Before Paul's personality fully emerged, his parents tried to interest him in
(a) Girls and dating.
(b) Math and science.
(c) Writing and painting.
(d) Music and sports.

4. The name "Rooster" came from
(a) Paul's father.
(b) Paul's mother.
(c) Paul himself.
(d) Paul's business.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris' father asks him if he knows

2. Sedaris confesses his desire to perform what songs before an audience?

3. Sedaris suggests his brother is radically different from his other siblings because

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

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

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