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

2. What is the name of the girl who is befriended by the author's roommate in "I Like Guys"?

3. What show does the visiting actor produce in "The Drama Bug"?

4. What job does the author take in San Francisco?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is David's discovery about the disabled? How does he use it to his advantage?

3. What does David's mother do after several days of his new way of talking in "Drama Bug"? How does he react?

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

5. Where is David in the beginning of C.O.G.? How pleasant is this trip?

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

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

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

9. What does David realize at the end of "Drama Bug" regarding his mother?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss where the principle setting is of the earlier essays in Naked. How does the author feel about where he grew up?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of structure and motif in the essay "True Detective." Describe ways in which the author "sets up" the humor in this piece.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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