View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The irony of the fisherman's position is that
(a) They can understand Lou Sedaris' scientific equations.
(b) They can no longer afford to live by the beach.
(c) They can no longer fish in the ocean.
(d) They are not even trying to be tan.

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

4. Before leaving for The Plaza, Sedaris warns Bonnie that
(a) She will probably be overcharged by her cab driver.
(b) She will get mugged if she dresses too formally.
(c) She might want to put on more formal clothing.
(d) She might want to go someplace less formal.

5. How does Sedaris prepare to teach his workshop?
(a) He practices introducing himself in front of the mirror while holding a briefcase.
(b) He reads articles by famous writers.
(c) He organizes several get-to-know-you activities.
(d) He writes elaborate lesson plans.

6. During their last meeting together, Sedaris learns that Miss Sampson
(a) Is leaving to work at another school.
(b) Is aware of his homosexuality.
(c) Has been fired because she could not help the students.
(d) Has quit her job because she feels like a failure.

7. Paul's relationship with his father might be described as
(a) Coddling and protective.
(b) Honest and direct.
(c) Blunt and hurtful.
(d) Callous and indifferent.

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

9. Sedaris finally recognizes Mr. Mancini as a fellow outsider when
(a) He sees Mancini shopping in the boys' department for clothes.
(b) He sees Mancini getting harrassed at the mall.
(c) He recognizes that Mancini is unhappy in his work.
(d) He recognizes that Mancini does not have any talent.

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

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

12. Facing his lack of artistic talent might mean
(a) Sobering up and moving on.
(b) Learning a new trade.
(c) Admitting his father was right.
(d) Needing more drugs.

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

14. Mr. Mancini claims to be
(a) A frustrated artist.
(b) A ladies man.
(c) A homosexual.
(d) A rock star.

15. Who or what threatens to divide Sedaris' class?
(a) Sedaris' Pillow Talk segment, where students discussed their personal lives.
(b) The teenage freshmen students.
(c) An asthmatic who protected the smoking rule in class.
(d) An older returning student who claimed he was wasting her time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amy Sedaris is fond of

2. At the end of the essay, Miss Sampson tricks Sedaris by

3. The Japanese cartoon Fatty and Skinny makes Sedaris sad because

4. Sedaris believed he was living art because

5. Lou Sedaris said his daughters would thank him for

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 659 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample