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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. Bonnie is most interested in
(a) Staying inside to avoid New Yorkers.
(b) Following Sedaris' agenda.
(c) Learning about local culture.
(d) Visiting tourist traps.

2. Sedaris believed he was living art because
(a) He was finally off drugs and moving past performance art.
(b) He sold silk sceens of footprints.
(c) He allowed a friend to shoot him in the shoulder.
(d) He was on drugs and deluded by his own sense of self-importance.

3. The question "Which do you like better, State or Carolina?" refers to
(a) Two different titles for one football team.
(b) Contenders for the Superbowl title.
(c) Two local towns.
(d) University football teams.

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

5. Sedaris enjoys Alisha's visits because
(a) She is independent and always goes out on her own.
(b) She has her own opinions on New York.
(c) She never brings guests.
(d) She is willing to do whatever anyone else wants to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris compares his father's most recent dog, Sophie, to

2. When visiting home, Amy tortures her father by

3. Sedaris' father asks him if he knows

4. The title Sedaris tried to win for sun-bathing was

5. The scientific term Sedaris fears his father will use is

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