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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. When Mancini insists he name his guitar, Sedaris names his "Joan," after
(a) His friend.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

2. Miss Sampson attempts to illustrate Sedaris' speech problem by
(a) Making fun of his lisp at every opportunity.
(b) Asking the rest of the class to comment on it.
(c) Over enunciating her 's' sounds.
(d) Insisting Sedaris only use 's' words.

3. Why are the fishermen interested in Lou Sedaris' equation?
(a) They are interested in the number of grains of sand per acre.
(b) They want to know how much their property would have been worth today.
(c) They want to know why he is drawing in the sand.
(d) They want to know if he is interested in buying property.

4. Sedaris resents his father's approach toward art because
(a) He knows his father's talent has not passed on to him.
(b) Art eludes both him and his father, but his father is viewed as an artist.
(c) It seems to come easily to his father, yet he does not invest in it.
(d) He wants to be like his father, but cannot be.

5. Sedaris' attempt to recruit his guitar teacher for his jingle-singing act results in
(a) Rejection.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Comaraderie.
(d) Acceptance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Sedaris admires in his sister Gretchen is

2. Sedaris' father asks him if he knows

3. While Sedaris has been preoccupied with tanning, his father has been preoccupied with

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

5. Facing his lack of artistic talent might mean

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