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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the author's father's second hiding place?
(a) The shed.
(b) Under the bed.
(c) The basement.
(d) The attic.

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

3. Who does the author say wants to design a lunar module based on the shape of his skull?
(a) The Russians.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Italians.
(d) NASA.

4. Who is the only one in the household who seemed to enjoy the childrens' golf bags?
(a) Lisa.
(b) David.
(c) The cat.
(d) Their mother.

5. The author writes in the first essay, "It seemed that every Christmas my mother was _______."
(a) Divorced.
(b) Pregnant.
(c) Remarrying.
(d) Crying.

6. What is the name of the church the author speaks of in the first essay?
(a) The Church of the Divine Intervention.
(b) The Roman Catholic Church.
(c) The Holy Majestic Cathedral.
(d) The Cathedral of the Sparkling Nature.

7. What is the name of the family in the book the author finds in "Next of Kin"?
(a) The Whitmores.
(b) The Rivers.
(c) The Jacksons.
(d) The Waltons.

8. Who does Ya Ya's roommate at the home say she is the step-sister to?
(a) Satan.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) The Pope.
(d) The author.

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

10. What does the author's grandmother refer to his mother as?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) The girl.
(c) Love bug.
(d) That woman.

11. What does the narrator's father find in his room when he searches it?
(a) A mechanical pencil.
(b) Porn magazines.
(c) Money.
(d) Candy.

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

13. What is the name of the golf course where the author's father takes him and his sister in "The Women's Open"?
(a) Bowling Green.
(b) Pinehurst.
(c) Strawberry Greens.
(d) Oakwood.

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

15. What is Ya Ya's recently deceased pet?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A hamster.
(d) A goldfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many steps does it take the narrator to walk home from school in the second essay?

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

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

4. How much money is stolen from the author's father's dresser drawer in "True Detective"?

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

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