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

2. Where was the narrator/author born?
(a) Endicott, New York.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Queens, New York.
(d) Brooklyn, New York.

3. How many steps does it take the narrator to walk home from school in the second essay?
(a) 637.
(b) 921.
(c) 315.
(d) 214.

4. Where is the author's paternal grandmother from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Greece.
(c) Peru.
(d) Italy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator obsessed with licking in the second essay?

2. Who does "Ya Ya" refer to?

3. The author writes in the first essay, "It seemed that every Christmas my mother was _______."

4. What does Ya Ya live above?

5. What does the author say he wanted a home with, as opposed to a fence?

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