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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Shiner Like a Diamond.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before leaving for The Plaza, Sedaris warns Bonnie that
(a) She will get mugged if she dresses too formally.
(b) She might want to go someplace less formal.
(c) She might want to put on more formal clothing.
(d) She will probably be overcharged by her cab driver.

2. Lou Sedaris is concerned about Amy's looks because
(a) He worries that she is getting old.
(b) He thinks she is his most attractive child.
(c) He never considered her attractive.
(d) He thinks she will never get married.

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

4. Sedaris' attempt to recruit his guitar teacher for his jingle-singing act results in
(a) Rejection.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Comaraderie.

5. Sedaris resents his father's approach toward art because
(a) He knows his father's talent has not passed on to him.
(b) It seems to come easily to his father, yet he does not invest in it.
(c) He wants to be like his father, but cannot be.
(d) Art eludes both him and his father, but his father is viewed as an artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Paul's personality fully emerged, his parents tried to interest him in

2. Sedaris' interest in science extended only to

3. Miss Sampson believes Sedaris lisps because

4. What Sedaris admires in his sister Gretchen is

5. Sedaris wonders at the way Paul and his father

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