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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Twelve Moments in the Life of the Artist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sedaris' first artistic success takes the form of
(a) A frying pan full of toy soldiers.
(b) Two wooden crates filled with garbage.
(c) Toe nail clippings.
(d) A nest of human hair.

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

3. Facing his lack of artistic talent might mean
(a) Admitting his father was right.
(b) Sobering up and moving on.
(c) Learning a new trade.
(d) Needing more drugs.

4. Miss Sampson asks the previous question in order to
(a) Get Sedaris talking so she might hear his lisp.
(b) Provoke an argument about football.
(c) Determine whether or not she will like Sedaris.
(d) Trick Sedaris into revealing his disdain for sports.

5. While Sedaris has been preoccupied with tanning, his father has been preoccupied with
(a) The Miss Emollient Pageant.
(b) The price of beachfront property.
(c) Scientific questions.
(d) His fear of the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Sedaris' father choose for him?

2. Sedaris believed he was living art because

3. Sedaris discovers that most of the boys in speech therapy are

4. Sedaris describes his guitar teacher as

5. During their last meeting together, Sedaris learns that Miss Sampson

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