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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. Where does Peg end up living?

2. What does acting bear a striking resemblance to, when done with precision, according to the author?

3. Where is Lisa's camp friend from?

4. What does the author start a campaign to revive in North Carolina?

5. Where does the author graduate from college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does David begin to think about people at the end of his hitchhiking days?

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

4. How does the Sedaris family react to Dinah?

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

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

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

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

9. What does David fantasize college will be like?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Which essay examines the author's homosexuality? What does he use as the comparison/juxtaposition of his homosexuality? Describe the events and themes of the essay.

Essay Topic 3

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

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