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

3. Before Paul's personality fully emerged, his parents tried to interest him in
(a) Writing and painting.
(b) Girls and dating.
(c) Math and science.
(d) Music and sports.

4. The sign Sedaris would post on the Speech Therapist's door would read
(a) Speech Therapy Lab.
(b) Future Sports Enthusiasts of America.
(c) Future Homosexuals of America.
(d) Janitor's Closet.

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

6. The Japanese cartoon Fatty and Skinny makes Sedaris sad because
(a) Skinny always demands money from Fatty.
(b) Skinny is unable to meet Fatty's demands, and ends up friendless.
(c) Fatty is unable to meet Skinny's demands and loses his friendship.
(d) Fatty always rejects Skinny in the end.

7. Instead of the performance piece in the twelfth "moment," Sedaris seems to admire
(a) The beauty of the ordinary world around him.
(b) The courage of the performer.
(c) The metaphors apparent in the performance.
(d) The number of people attending the performance.

8. Sedaris' first artistic success takes the form of
(a) Toe nail clippings.
(b) A frying pan full of toy soldiers.
(c) Two wooden crates filled with garbage.
(d) A nest of human hair.

9. Sedaris believed he was living art because
(a) He was finally off drugs and moving past performance art.
(b) He sold silk sceens of footprints.
(c) He allowed a friend to shoot him in the shoulder.
(d) He was on drugs and deluded by his own sense of self-importance.

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

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

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

13. Two extreme facets of Paul's personality are
(a) Studying and reading.
(b) Eating candy and refusing to work.
(c) Drinking Mountain Dew and wearing make-up.
(d) Fighting and swearing.

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

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