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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money is stolen from the author's father's dresser drawer in "True Detective"?
(a) $200.
(b) $20.
(c) $40.
(d) $112.

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

3. What is the title of the first essay in Naked?
(a) Chipped Beef.
(b) The Women's Open.
(c) A Plague of Tics.
(d) True Detective.

4. What color towels does the author's mother replace the old ones with in "True Detective"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

5. What does Lisa complain is hurting her in "The Women's Open"?
(a) Her neck.
(b) Her arm.
(c) Her legs.
(d) Her back.

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

7. Who does "Cyclops" refer to in Naked?
(a) The author's father.
(b) The author's father's friend.
(c) The author's mother.
(d) The author's sister.

8. What does the author say he wanted a home with, as opposed to a fence?
(a) A fortress.
(b) A lion.
(c) A dungeon.
(d) A moat.

9. Who receives a BB gun for his 12th birthday?
(a) The author's brother.
(b) The author.
(c) The author's neighbor.
(d) The author's nephew.

10. What do the author's mother and older sister share a love for?
(a) Romance novels.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Detectives.
(d) Monster movies.

11. Who calls the rent house where the narrator's family lived, "our own little corner of hell"?
(a) His father.
(b) Himself.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

12. What does the author's grandmother believe happened to her pet?
(a) It was run over.
(b) It caught on fire.
(c) It was eaten by a cat.
(d) It committed suicide.

13. What denomination is the money in Lou Sedaris' dresser drawer?
(a) Silver dollars.
(b) One-dollar bills.
(c) Twenties.
(d) Tens.

14. Who does the author's mother leave a video tape for once she's passed away?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Amy.
(d) Gretchen.

15. What is the author's youngest brother's name?
(a) Lou.
(b) Jason.
(c) John.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author's grandmother refer to his mother as?

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

3. What is the title of Sedaris' second essay in Naked?

4. How many siblings does the author have?

5. Where does the author's father store his money in the dresser?

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