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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ironically, Sedaris and his siblings mock the fisherman's tan skin because
(a) It looks hard and leathery.
(b) It looks fake.
(c) It has been ruined by saltwater.
(d) It does not take the same kind of effort to achieve.

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

3. Sedaris recalls that his mother explained
(a) That one should never make a bowel movement at another's home.
(b) That everyone had bowel movements, so he should not be ashamed about them.
(c) That one should never leave a toilet unflushed.
(d) That everyone had bowel movements, but that we should not admit to them.

4. During his experience as a mover, Sedaris begins to change because
(a) He resents anyone who appears wealthy and organized.
(b) He is always willing to move the attractive women, no matter how disorganized.
(c) He imagines himself the queen ant ordering her inferiors about.
(d) He resents customers with too many books or records, and imagines himself an ant completing a task.

5. Sedaris justifies viewing soap operas in class by
(a) Arguing that soap operas taught attention to character.
(b) Creating a writing assignment in which students predicted upcoming events.
(c) Creating an assignment in which students wrote their own soap operas.
(d) Arguing that soap operas were an eduring fom of writing.

6. What finally convinces Sedaris that the computer might be interesting or enjoyable?
(a) His father tells him how the Internet can connect the world.
(b) His father convinces him that he can work much faster on a computer.
(c) Amy shows him how to use the word processor.
(d) Amy shows him Internet pornography.

7. Miss Sampson believes Sedaris lisps because
(a) He never learned to speak correctly.
(b) He wants to stand out among other students.
(c) He has a lazy tongue.
(d) He cannot hear the sound of his own voice.

8. What is Lou Sedaris excited about at the start of the essay?
(a) His daughter ,Amy, has lost a considerable amount of weight.
(b) David is going to appear in a magazine article.
(c) His daughter, Amy, is getting married.
(d) His daughter, Amy, is going to appear in a magazine article.

9. The title The Youth In Asia applies to
(a) Sedaris' dogs, Fatty and Skinny.
(b) Sedaris' experiences living with a pet in Japan.
(c) Euthanizing pets and the Japanese cartoon Fatty and Skinny.
(d) Euthanizing pets and adopting new ones.

10. 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.

11. After his gourmet meal, Sedaris elects to
(a) Grab a burger at a fast-food place.
(b) Grab a hot dog on the way to the movies.
(c) Eat a huge bucket of popcorn at the movies.
(d) Eat a plate of nachos at the movies.

12. Ironically, the food at the restaurant is described as
(a) Dada-esque.
(b) American Gothic.
(c) Home cooking.
(d) Traditional American.

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

14. When visiting home, Amy tortures her father by
(a) Wearing a fat suit and pretending to be grossly overweight.
(b) Claiming that he is grossly overweight.
(c) Ignoring his questions about her personal life.
(d) Pretending she refused to appear in the magazine article.

15. Sedaris is not bothered by the possible ingredients in a hot dog because
(a) He recognizes the hot dog as food.
(b) He does not believe the rumors about them.
(c) He is used to exotic foods.
(d) He only eats vegetarian hot dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris first compares his speech therapist to

2. Sedaris decides to make his students more comfortable by

3. Where music is concerned, Sedaris' father could be described as a

4. Sedaris is dismayed when he visits The Plaza because

5. Bonnie is most interested in

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