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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the forklift operator the author meets at the plant?
(a) Dusty.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Curly.
(d) Moe.

2. What does C.O.G. stand for?
(a) Child of God.
(b) Capable of genocide.
(c) Chunky old geezer.
(d) Cousin of Godzilla.

3. Who is the first disabled student the author rooms with at Kent State?
(a) James.
(b) Dale.
(c) William.
(d) Stephen.

4. What is the name of the woman who finally hires David to paint her apartment?
(a) Sandra.
(b) Uta.
(c) Ilsa.
(d) Tootie.

5. What is the name of the girl that Lisa befriends at camp?
(a) Stefani.
(b) Hester.
(c) Gretchen.
(d) Hilda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ancient beagle named, owned by the man the author picked apples for?

2. What is the name of the girl the narrator befriends in college?

3. Where does the author's sister work as an after-school job?

4. How long does the author write that the bus from North Carolina to Oregon takes?

5. What is the name of the author's first roommate at Kent State?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Sedaris family react to Dinah?

2. How does the Sedaris family view marriage?

3. What does David begin to think about people at the end of his hitchhiking days?

4. Why does David befriend the prisoners on staff in "Dinah the Christmas Whore" and what is his conclusion?

5. Who is Dinah and what does Lisa say upon seeing her?

6. Where do David and his sister go in "I Like Guys"? Who do they befriend?

7. Who finally hires David in "Something for Everyone"? Who is his coworker?

8. What does David's coworker do regarding money in "Something for Everyone"? How does David react?

9. Describe David's initial reaction to Curly's home.

10. What does David fantasize college will be like?

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