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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author's father say his friend lost a foot?
(a) Getting struck by lightning.
(b) Driving.
(c) Mowing the lawn.
(d) Using a saw.

2. Who is the protagonist in "The Fugitive," which the author regularly checks in on?
(a) Gerald Kimble.
(b) Horace Walker.
(c) Jake Agnew.
(d) Richard Kimble.

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

4. What does the author's mother insist on doing with Ya Ya?
(a) Putting her to sleep.
(b) Putting her in a nursing home.
(c) Sending for a nurse.
(d) Sending her to her sister.

5. Where does the author's mother's family live?
(a) Rochester, NY.
(b) Mt. Ida, NY.
(c) Philadelphia, PA.
(d) Binghamton, NY.

6. The person in the newspaper article was robbed of $300 and what?
(a) A wig.
(b) Golf clubs.
(c) A jackhammer.
(d) A clock radio.

7. What does Ya Ya live above?
(a) A candy store.
(b) A pharmacy.
(c) A Wal-Mart.
(d) An arcade.

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

9. What is the Cyclops' occupation?
(a) Tie salesman.
(b) Shoe salesman.
(c) DJ.
(d) News editor.

10. How old is the narrator when his grandfather died?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

11. What has one of the household members taken to using as toilet paper in "True Detective"?
(a) Bath towels.
(b) T-shirts.
(c) Kleenex.
(d) Magazines.

12. What class does the narrator take when he is in junior high?
(a) Choir.
(b) Shop.
(c) French.
(d) Home economics.

13. Who does the author's father "dupe" into going to the golf course in essay six?
(a) Amy and David.
(b) Lisa and David.
(c) Bruno and David.
(d) Lou Jr. and David.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author's mother claim happened to their first cat in the first essay?

2. What is Ya Ya diagnosed with in the third essay?

3. What is the author's father's name?

4. What has happened to the narrator's sisters in the first essay?

5. Who stabs the author in the eye with a pencil?

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