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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. What skill does Sedaris admire in his mother that eludes him?
(a) She can tan the backs of her ears and her palms.
(b) She can explain how a radio works.
(c) She can solve his father's equations.
(d) She can smoke an entire cigarette without taking it out of her mouth.

2. Where music is concerned, Sedaris' father could be described as a
(a) Realist.
(b) Professional.
(c) Skeptic.
(d) Dreamer.

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

4. Sedaris wonders at the way Paul and his father
(a) Avoid one another.
(b) Continue to live under the same roof.
(c) Communicate so well.
(d) Have learned to endure one another.

5. What prompts Lou Sedaris to enroll his children in music lessons?
(a) He attends a concert for the Von Trapp Family Singers.
(b) He attends a concert for Dave Brubeck and his sons.
(c) His attends a rock concert with his children.
(d) He attends a jazz festival with his children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Sedaris' father choose for him?

2. Sedaris' mother might be described as

3. What is Lou Sedaris excited about at the start of the essay?

4. Bonnie comes to enjoy New York when

5. Mr. Mancini makes Sedaris uncomfortable by constantly referring to

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