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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What is the author's eldest sister's name?
(a) Amy.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Tiffany.
(d) Sarah.

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

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

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

7. At what golf hole does Lisa begin her period in "The Women's Open"?
(a) The fourteenth.
(b) The ninth.
(c) The seventh.
(d) The sixth.

8. What is the name of the patient who was a paranoid Tuscan?
(a) Paola.
(b) Dixie.
(c) Emily.
(d) Sarah.

9. How much does the napkin holder made by the author weigh?
(a) Seven pounds.
(b) Six ounces.
(c) Ten pounds.
(d) Three pounds.

10. Which sibling of the author's holds an imaginary after school class in "Next of Kin"?
(a) Tiffany.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Amy.

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

12. What kind of brand-new car was stolen the previous week from a couple in Pamlico in "True Detective"?
(a) An Alfa Romeo.
(b) A Ford Mustang.
(c) A Jeep.
(d) A Volkswagon.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author use to dye his hair in "True Detective"?

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

4. Who does the author's father "dupe" into going to the golf course in essay six?

5. What is the name of the church the author speaks of in the first essay?

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