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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car has the author's father bought in the sixth essay?
(a) A porsche.
(b) An Alfa Romeo.
(c) A Mercedes.
(d) A BMW.

2. What is the narrator obsessed with licking in the second essay?
(a) His nose.
(b) A light switch.
(c) A rock.
(d) A light bulb.

3. What does the author's mother run over while taking him home from play practice?
(a) A dog.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A child.
(d) A cat.

4. Where does the author's father store his money in the dresser?
(a) A kneesock.
(b) A coin box.
(c) A bag.
(d) A wallet.

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

6. What is the name of the author's father's friend with the missing eye?
(a) Wilbur.
(b) Frank.
(c) John.
(d) Jimmie.

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

8. What is the author's teacher's name in the second essay?
(a) Miss Walton.
(b) Miss Chestnutt.
(c) Miss Waterman.
(d) Miss Pafunda.

9. What color carpet does the author's father install in their living room?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

10. Where does Ya Ya live in the beginning of the third essay?
(a) Queens.
(b) Cortland.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Brooklyn.

11. Where does the author's father vehemently object to the author moving?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) New York.
(c) California.
(d) Mexico.

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

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

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

15. Where does the author hide for his "stakeout" in "True Detective"?
(a) His father's bathroom.
(b) The attic.
(c) His father's closet.
(d) His closet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say his family sits in the church in the first essay?

2. What does the author's father collect in a goldfish bowl for good luck?

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

4. How does the author's father say his friend lost his right hand?

5. What is the name of the family in the book the author finds in "Next of Kin"?

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