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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' mother might be described as
(a) An inventor.
(b) A theorist.
(c) Pragmatic.
(d) Visionary.

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

3. Mr. Mancini claims to be
(a) A homosexual.
(b) A rock star.
(c) A ladies man.
(d) A frustrated artist.

4. Sedaris' interest in science extended only to
(a) Getting his pets drunk and thawing them out again.
(b) Fixing his record player and exploring marine life.
(c) Performing surgery on his pets.
(d) Freezing animals and fixing his record player.

5. Sedaris discovers that most of the boys in speech therapy are
(a) Popular and smart.
(b) Unable to pronounce consonants correctly.
(c) Unlike himself.
(d) Unpopular and uninterested in sports.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris describes his guitar teacher as

2. Sedaris' enjoyment of the ocean was ruined by

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

4. What skill does Sedaris admire in his mother that eludes him?

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

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