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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Late Show.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sedaris attempts to hide his lisp by
(a) Learning as many s-free words as possible.
(b) Practicing his s-words at home.
(c) Mispronouncing all his words.
(d) Refusing to speak during therapy.

2. At the end of the essay, Miss Sampson tricks Sedaris by
(a) Getting him to say "I'm sorry."
(b) Getting him to overcome his lisp.
(c) Making him continue to take speech therapy.
(d) Forcing him to speak in front of the class.

3. Sedaris discovers that most of the boys in speech therapy are
(a) Unlike himself.
(b) Unpopular and uninterested in sports.
(c) Unable to pronounce consonants correctly.
(d) Popular and smart.

4. Sedaris first compares his speech therapist to
(a) A football player.
(b) The devil.
(c) A supermodel.
(d) A government agent.

5. Sedaris finds the assignation of gender difficult because
(a) It is so similiar in the English language.
(b) It seems random to him.
(c) It seems like he is using too many words.
(d) It seems vulgar to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris questions

2. Sedaris' attempt to recruit his guitar teacher for his jingle-singing act results in

3. Sedaris does poorly on the IQ test because

4. In the bathroom, the major problem Sedaris faces is

5. At the start of the essay, Sedaris explains how he met

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