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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Get Yer Ya-ya's Out and Next of Kin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Sedaris' second essay in Naked?
(a) Chipped Beef.
(b) The Women's Open.
(c) The Dragon in the Basement.
(d) A Plague of Tics.

2. What does the narrator say is his best asset in the first essay?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His nose.
(c) His hair.
(d) His skin.

3. Who comes to the house to speak to the author's mother in the second essay?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His teacher.

4. What does the author say he has to tie over his eyes to sleep at night in the first essay?
(a) A sash.
(b) A sock.
(c) A mask.
(d) A bandana.

5. What is Ya Ya diagnosed with in the third essay?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the reverend deliver his sermon in the first essay?

2. What is the author's teacher's name in the second essay?

3. Who becomes Ya Ya's roommate at the private facility?

4. Who does "Ya Ya" refer to?

5. Who does the author say he is considering asking to wax his coins in the first essay?

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