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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. At what golf hole does Lisa begin her period in "The Women's Open"?

2. What is the author's eldest sister's name?

3. What kind of brand-new car was stolen the previous week from a couple in Pamlico in "True Detective"?

4. Who does Ya Ya's roommate at the home say she is the step-sister to?

5. Who does the author's mother leave a video tape for once she's passed away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do David's teachers come to his home? What is their impression of his mother?

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

4. What does David encounter when he returns to Dix Hill?

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

6. What is the first mystery in "True Detective"? How is it solved?

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

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

9. What is David's father's obsession? Where does he take them in "Women's Open"?

10. Where is Ya Ya from, and how do she and David's mother feel about each other?

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

Compare and contrast the author's mother and father in the essays. How are these personalities similar? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 3

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

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