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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. The sign Sedaris would post on the Speech Therapist's door would read
(a) Speech Therapy Lab.
(b) Janitor's Closet.
(c) Future Homosexuals of America.
(d) Future Sports Enthusiasts of America.

2. What prompts Sedaris to find a job in New York?
(a) His father disapproves of his lifestyle.
(b) He is planning to buy a townhouse.
(c) He is ashamed of his poverty.
(d) He cannot live on his savings alone in New York.

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

4. Who or what threatens to divide Sedaris' class?
(a) An older returning student who claimed he was wasting her time.
(b) Sedaris' Pillow Talk segment, where students discussed their personal lives.
(c) The teenage freshmen students.
(d) An asthmatic who protected the smoking rule in class.

5. What is Lou Sedaris excited about at the start of the essay?
(a) His daughter, Amy, is getting married.
(b) David is going to appear in a magazine article.
(c) His daughter, Amy, is going to appear in a magazine article.
(d) His daughter ,Amy, has lost a considerable amount of weight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Sedaris prepare to teach his workshop?

3. Valencia is

4. What Sedaris admires in his sister Gretchen is

5. Sedaris resents his father's approach toward art because

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