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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) Melina, a Great Dane.
(d) Mumbles, the teddy bear.

2. Paul's relationship with his father might be described as
(a) Blunt and hurtful.
(b) Callous and indifferent.
(c) Honest and direct.
(d) Coddling and protective.

3. Sedaris suggests his brother is radically different from his other siblings because
(a) He is much younger, and a North Carolina native.
(b) He is more refined than they are.
(c) He is the oldest, and therefore the most conservative.
(d) He is a North Carolina native with gentlemanly Southern values.

4. The scientific term Sedaris fears his father will use is
(a) Googolplex.
(b) Aquatics.
(c) Bazillion.
(d) Pi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompts Sedaris to find a job in New York?

2. Sedaris is dismayed when he visits The Plaza because

3. How does Sedaris prepare to teach his workshop?

4. Miss Sampson asks the previous question in order to

5. Sedaris questions

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