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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the end, Sedaris' authority is undermined when
(a) He admits how much money he is paid to teach the class
(b) He refuses to answer a student's question about his salary.
(c) He allows a student to teach the class.
(d) He admits that he has never been published.

2. Sedaris' father asks him if he knows
(a) How many grains of sand there are in the world.
(b) How many fish there are in the ocean.
(c) Why the fishermen are so tan.
(d) If he is aware of the dangers of sun-tanning.

3. Instead of the performance piece in the twelfth "moment," Sedaris seems to admire
(a) The courage of the performer.
(b) The metaphors apparent in the performance.
(c) The beauty of the ordinary world around him.
(d) The number of people attending the performance.

4. While Sedaris has been preoccupied with tanning, his father has been preoccupied with
(a) The Miss Emollient Pageant.
(b) The price of beachfront property.
(c) His fear of the ocean.
(d) Scientific questions.

5. Sedaris decides to make his students more comfortable by
(a) Allowing them to drink in class.
(b) Letting them design the class activities.
(c) Allowing them to smoke in class.
(d) Sharing his private life with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris questions

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

3. Sedaris and his father seem to

4. Why are the fishermen interested in Lou Sedaris' equation?

5. What Sedaris admires in his sister Gretchen is

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