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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 do Lisa and her husband share a deep commitment to?
(a) His family.
(b) Mexican food.
(c) Italian food.
(d) Her family.

2. Where does Peg end up living?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Chicago.

3. What inspiring visitor comes to the author's school when he is in ninth grade?
(a) A politician.
(b) An astronaut.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A mime.

4. What is the name of the author's first roommate at Kent State?
(a) James.
(b) Todd.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jeffrey.

5. Where are David and Pam when one of the wheels falls off her chair?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Delaware.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What show does the visiting actor produce in "The Drama Bug"?

2. What is the name of the girl that Lisa befriends at camp?

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

4. What does the forklift operator have a collection of in his house?

5. How long is the summer camp that the author goes to in "I Like Guys"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does David fantasize college will be like?

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

4. What are David and his sister's after-school jobs in high school? How does David like his job?

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

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

7. What does David's coworker do to try to get David fired? How does this backfire?

8. Where is David in the beginning of C.O.G.? How pleasant is this trip?

9. How does the Sedaris family react to Dinah?

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

(see the answer keys)

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