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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 does the author's mother claim happened to their first cat in the first essay?
(a) It killed a mouse.
(b) It loved David.
(c) It committed suicide.
(d) It caught on fire.

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

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

4. Who does "Ya Ya" refer to?
(a) The author's grandmother.
(b) The author's dog.
(c) The author's girlfriend.
(d) The author's mother.

5. Who does the author say he is considering asking to wax his coins in the first essay?
(a) His sister.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) The servants.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the author's family move when he's a child?

3. What is the name of the development that Ya Ya is moved to?

4. What does the author say he has to tie over his eyes to sleep at night in the first essay?

5. Where does the author's mother's family live?

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