Me Talk Pretty One Day Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Me Talk Pretty One Day Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Sedaris admires in his sister Gretchen is
(a) Her indifference to art.
(b) Her talent as a sculptor.
(c) Her admission to art school.
(d) Her own personality.

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

3. Sedaris' mother connects most closely with
(a) Her cats.
(b) Madchen 1.
(c) The collies.
(d) The collies' puppies.

4. Sedaris' interest in science extended only to
(a) Freezing animals and fixing his record player.
(b) Fixing his record player and exploring marine life.
(c) Performing surgery on his pets.
(d) Getting his pets drunk and thawing them out again.

5. What instrument does Sedaris' father choose for him?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Piano.
(d) Flute.

6. Lou Sedaris busies himself
(a) Smoking.
(b) Working equations in the sand.
(c) Tanning.
(d) Chatting with fishermen.

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

8. Mr. Mancini makes Sedaris uncomfortable by constantly referring to
(a) Jazz musicians.
(b) Men and sex.
(c) Women and sex.
(d) Popular songs Sedaris does not know.

9. Sedaris' father asks him if he knows
(a) If he is aware of the dangers of sun-tanning.
(b) How many grains of sand there are in the world.
(c) Why the fishermen are so tan.
(d) How many fish there are in the ocean.

10. Despite his experiences, Sedaris still finds the view of Manhattan and the fantasy of wealth
(a) Contemptible.
(b) Illusory.
(c) Inspiring.
(d) Confining.

11. Why is it difficult for Sedaris to travel with a typewriter?
(a) Security finds the typewriter unusual enough to stop him regularly.
(b) Security usually does not know what a typewriter is.
(c) Sedaris insults security, and this calls attention to him and his typewriter.
(d) The typewriter is heavy and cumbersome.

12. When Mancini insists he name his guitar, Sedaris names his "Joan," after
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His friend.

13. Sedaris' enjoyment of the ocean was ruined by
(a) His mother's comparing it to a saltwater toilet.
(b) His experiences swimming in it.
(c) His father's explanation of the tides.
(d) His interest in sun-bathing.

14. What passion does Sedaris' father attempt to share with his children?
(a) His love of jazz.
(b) His love of quartets.
(c) His love of North Carolina.
(d) His love of guitar.

15. What adds to Sedaris' tension while he is in the bathroom?
(a) He needs to use the toilet himself.
(b) He can hear the others beginning to talk about him outside.
(c) His friend keeps knocking on the door to hurry him up.
(d) His friend keeps asking him what he is doing in there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris discussed his speech therapy sessions

2. By way of explanation, Amy Sedaris explains her "bruises" and "sores" by saying

3. Miss Sampson asks the previous question in order to

4. Ironically, Sedaris and his siblings mock the fisherman's tan skin because

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

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