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

2. How many times has the author seen Planet of the Apes?

3. Where is Lisa's camp friend from?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is David's reaction to San Francisco? How long is he there?

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

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

6. How does the Sedaris family view marriage?

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

8. How does David try to right the wrong of his coworker in "Something for Everyone"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss "Dinah the Christmas Whore." What events take place in this essay? What lesson does the author learn?

Essay Topic 2

What takes place in "Next of Kin"? Where does the title derive from? How does this title take on two meanings in the text? What is the outcome of this story?

Essay Topic 3

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

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