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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dog Mr. and Mrs. Sedaris coddled as empty-nesters was
(a) Sadie the cat.
(b) Mumbles, the teddy bear.
(c) Madchen 2, the replacement German Shepard.
(d) Melina, a Great Dane.

2. The question "Which do you like better, State or Carolina?" refers to
(a) Two different titles for one football team.
(b) Two local towns.
(c) University football teams.
(d) Contenders for the Superbowl title.

3. Sedaris' friend Alisha describes most people as
(a) A handful.
(b) Quirky.
(c) Nice.
(d) Sweet.

4. Sedaris' mother might be described as
(a) Visionary.
(b) Pragmatic.
(c) A theorist.
(d) An inventor.

5. One bi-product of new computer technology that Sedaris finds unfortunate is
(a) The internet.
(b) YouTube.
(c) The family tree.
(d) The family newsletter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mancini insists he name his guitar, Sedaris names his "Joan," after

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

3. Rather than sports, Sedaris states that he and his fellow speech therapy students were more interested in

4. Lou Sedaris busies himself

5. Why are the fishermen interested in Lou Sedaris' equation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sedaris' attitude in the face of the task he has to perform in his friend's bathroom.

2. Describe Bonnie's character in City of Angels.

3. Why does Sedaris resist learning to play the guitar?

4. What attributes of Paul's relationship with his father seem to balance out his directness and crude behavior?

5. Why does Sedaris seem to object so strongly to his speech therapy sessions?

6. How does the speech therapist continue to bring Sedaris' lisp to his attention?

7. Why does Sedaris believe there are no "normal" restaurants left in his neighborhood?

8. What does Sedaris find unusual about the way the food in his neighborhood restaurants is served on the plate.

9. What is ironic about the fact that Bonnie at last finds some "nice New Yorkers" at the Plaza Hotel?

10. What reasons does Sedaris list for hating computers?

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