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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. Who's eighteenth birthday does the narrator's family celebrate four days before Christmas?

2. What is packed in the money the author finds in "Something for Everyone"?

3. What does the author's mother offer the prostitute that Lisa brings home?

4. Who is the author's friend who shares a fascination with acting in Naked?

5. What does David's coworker tell the woman whose apartment they're painting about David?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does David fantasize college will be like?

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

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

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 David's friendship develop in "I Like Guys"?

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

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

Discuss the role of religion in Sedaris' life and his essays. Which essays broach this subject? How is religion presented by the author?

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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