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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 does acting bear a striking resemblance to, when done with precision, according to the author?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Lying.
(c) Singing.
(d) Stealing.

2. Where in Oregon is the author going in "C.O.G."?
(a) Shreveport.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Portland.
(d) Odell.

3. What year is the last time the author heard from Peg?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1982.

4. Who is the author cast as in the show produced by the visiting actor?
(a) Puck.
(b) Laertes.
(c) One of the players.
(d) Romeo.

5. What job does the author take in San Francisco?
(a) Bellhop.
(b) Clown.
(c) Bike messenger.
(d) Garage attendant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author end up riding much of the way on his bus trip to Oregon?

2. Where does the author return after his time in Oregon?

3. In what grade is the author when he's told his school will be integrating blacks and whites the following year?

4. Where does the author tell the person who picks him up hitchhiking that his father is?

5. What job does the narrator do at his place of after-school employment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the author's reaction to Shakespeare?

3. How does the author describe his and others' behavior in trying to hide their homosexuality?

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

5. How does David come to believe he must find a job in "Something for Everyone"?

6. In what way does Peg change at the end of "The Incomplete Quad"?

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

8. How does the Sedaris family react to Dinah?

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

10. How does David's friendship develop in "I Like Guys"?

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