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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Sedaris offered a job teaching a writing workshop?
(a) He is friends with the department chair.
(b) The scheduled professor quit at the last moment.
(c) He has been published several times.
(d) He has teaching experience.

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

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

4. Sedaris attempts to hide his lisp by
(a) Learning as many s-free words as possible.
(b) Mispronouncing all his words.
(c) Refusing to speak during therapy.
(d) Practicing his s-words at home.

5. At the end of the essay, Miss Sampson tricks Sedaris by
(a) Forcing him to speak in front of the class.
(b) Getting him to overcome his lisp.
(c) Making him continue to take speech therapy.
(d) Getting him to say "I'm sorry."

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris justifies viewing soap operas in class by

2. Sedaris' enjoyment of the ocean was ruined by

3. What passion does Sedaris' father attempt to share with his children?

4. In the end, Sedaris decides

5. Sedaris discussed his speech therapy sessions

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