View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Today's Special.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rather than sports, Sedaris states that he and his fellow speech therapy students were more interested in
(a) Baking, making scrapbooks, and doing art projects.
(b) Fighting and lifting weights.
(c) Playing video games.
(d) Studying and graduating early.

2. Facing his lack of artistic talent might mean
(a) Learning a new trade.
(b) Needing more drugs.
(c) Sobering up and moving on.
(d) Admitting his father was right.

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

4. How does Sedaris prepare to teach his workshop?
(a) He reads articles by famous writers.
(b) He practices introducing himself in front of the mirror while holding a briefcase.
(c) He organizes several get-to-know-you activities.
(d) He writes elaborate lesson plans.

5. Valencia is
(a) Wealthy, but lives like a starving artist.
(b) A starving artist who spends like she is wealthy.
(c) An exemplary boss for Sedaris.
(d) A woman who relies on her looks for everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris' enjoyment of the ocean was ruined by

2. The Japanese cartoon Fatty and Skinny makes Sedaris sad because

3. Sedaris feels out of place in the restaurant because

4. In the end, Sedaris decides

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 357 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample