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

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

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

4. During their last meeting together, Sedaris learns that Miss Sampson
(a) Has been fired because she could not help the students.
(b) Is aware of his homosexuality.
(c) Is leaving to work at another school.
(d) Has quit her job because she feels like a failure.

5. Sedaris first compares his speech therapist to
(a) The devil.
(b) A government agent.
(c) A supermodel.
(d) A football player.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris discussed his speech therapy sessions

2. Ironically, Sedaris and his siblings mock the fisherman's tan skin because

3. Sedaris describes his guitar teacher as

4. Mr. Mancini makes Sedaris uncomfortable by constantly referring to

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

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