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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. Miss Sampson believes Sedaris lisps because
(a) He has a lazy tongue.
(b) He cannot hear the sound of his own voice.
(c) He wants to stand out among other students.
(d) He never learned to speak correctly.

2. Sedaris confesses his desire to perform what songs before an audience?
(a) Commercial jingles.
(b) Jazz classics.
(c) Blues classics.
(d) Pop songs.

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

4. Where music is concerned, Sedaris' father could be described as a
(a) Professional.
(b) Realist.
(c) Skeptic.
(d) Dreamer.

5. 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 quartets.
(d) His love of North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Sedaris admires in his sister Gretchen is

3. The question "Which do you like better, State or Carolina?" refers to

4. When Mancini insists he name his guitar, Sedaris names his "Joan," after

5. Sedaris finally recognizes Mr. Mancini as a fellow outsider when

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