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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes in "True Detective," that to listen to his mother you'd have thought the streets of Raleigh were crawling with what?

2. Who does the author say wants to design a lunar module based on the shape of his skull?

3. What is the name of the family in the book the author finds in "Next of Kin"?

4. Who does the author's mother deduce would use a knife to perpetrate a crime?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after the golf tournament in "Women's Open"?

2. Who in David's family is taken to an institution? What effect does this have?

3. What does David fantasize about his "real parents" in "Chipped Beef"?

4. What leads Ya Ya to need to be cared for? How does this lead to arguments between the author's parents?

5. What does "Dix Hill" refer to? Why is this fascinating to the author?

6. What does David do in order to clear his name in "True Detective"?

7. Why does David discover his mother sobbing in the bathroom in "Chipped Beef"? What is his consolation?

8. Who injures the author in "Cyclops"? What is the result?

9. How does David's father obtain golf tees? Why does he collect them?

10. How does "Next of Kin" become passed through the family? What finally happens to it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme, "The Good and Bad of Humanity." How is this theme reflected in several essays? Give examples of persons from the text who represent each.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the essay "Chipped Beef" in terms of theme, setting, stylistic elements, and fantasy.

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss the following terms as they apply to Naked: Autobiography, Memoir, and Essay.

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