View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the end, Sedaris decides
(a) He will tell the other guests the truth about his experience.
(b) He will try to figure out the culprit when he returns to dinner.
(c) He can not do anything about the situation.
(d) He does not feel threatened by others' opinions of him.

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

3. What passion does Sedaris' father attempt to share with his children?
(a) His love of guitar.
(b) His love of North Carolina.
(c) His love of quartets.
(d) His love of jazz.

4. Sedaris' interest in science extended only to
(a) Performing surgery on his pets.
(b) Fixing his record player and exploring marine life.
(c) Getting his pets drunk and thawing them out again.
(d) Freezing animals and fixing his record player.

5. Sedaris' mother might be described as
(a) Pragmatic.
(b) A theorist.
(c) Visionary.
(d) An inventor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The title The Youth In Asia applies to

3. Sedaris' mother connects most closely with

4. Where music is concerned, Sedaris' father could be described as a

5. Paul's relationship with his father might be described as

(see the answer key)

This section contains 304 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample