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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. 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.

2. Sedaris discussed his speech therapy sessions
(a) Only with his father.
(b) With other speech therapy students.
(c) Only with his mother.
(d) With his sisters.

3. Sedaris' enjoyment of the ocean was ruined by
(a) His father's explanation of the tides.
(b) His interest in sun-bathing.
(c) His mother's comparing it to a saltwater toilet.
(d) His experiences swimming in it.

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

5. What Sedaris admires in his sister Gretchen is
(a) Her admission to art school.
(b) Her own personality.
(c) Her indifference to art.
(d) Her talent as a sculptor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lou Sedaris busies himself

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

3. Sedaris' interest in science extended only to

4. Sedaris resents his father's approach toward art because

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

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