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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 dog Mr. and Mrs. Sedaris coddled as empty-nesters was
(a) Madchen 2, the replacement German Shepard.
(b) Sadie the cat.
(c) Mumbles, the teddy bear.
(d) Melina, a Great Dane.

2. Why is Sedaris unable to ignore the problem?
(a) He is obsessive about cleanliness.
(b) Everyone else has already tried to clean it up an failed.
(c) Everyone else knows he has been in the bathroom.
(d) He feels guilty about leaving a mess behind for others to clean up.

3. Lou Sedaris busies himself
(a) Smoking.
(b) Tanning.
(c) Chatting with fishermen.
(d) Working equations in the sand.

4. Sedaris questions
(a) His own need for cleanliness.
(b) His own inability to leave the toilet unflushed, thereby assuming the guilt.
(c) His own inability to go to the bathroom comfortably in public
(d) Others inability to feel shame.

5. By way of explanation, Amy Sedaris explains her "bruises" and "sores" by saying
(a) She is finally in love.
(b) Her father beat her up.
(c) Her public should love her no matter what she looks like.
(d) She fell down the stairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris enjoys Alisha's visits because

2. Sedaris discovers that most of the boys in speech therapy are

3. Lou Sedaris said his daughters would thank him for

4. Sedaris decides to make his students more comfortable by

5. One aspect of the food that disturbs Sedaris is

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