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

2. 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 a North Carolina native with gentlemanly Southern values.
(d) He is the oldest, and therefore the most conservative.

3. In the end, Sedaris decides
(a) He will try to figure out the culprit when he returns to dinner.
(b) He will tell the other guests the truth about his experience.
(c) He can not do anything about the situation.
(d) He does not feel threatened by others' opinions of him.

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

5. Lou Sedaris is concerned about Amy's looks because
(a) He never considered her attractive.
(b) He worries that she is getting old.
(c) He thinks she will never get married.
(d) He thinks she is his most attractive child.

Short Answer Questions

1. The dog Mr. and Mrs. Sedaris coddled as empty-nesters was

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

3. Facing his lack of artistic talent might mean

4. During his experience as a mover, Sedaris begins to change because

5. The name "Rooster" came from

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