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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. Where is the author living when he graduates college?

3. What does the narrator's mother wish to have done with her remains?

4. Who does the author hitchhike cross-country with, who was creating his own college major in Beat literature?

5. How many lines does the author end up with in the show that is produced by the traveling actor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where does David live in college? Why? Who does he live with?

7. How does the Sedaris family react to Dinah?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Make a case for what you feel is the strongest theme throughout the book as a whole. What theme appears in most essays?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use and description of setting in Naked. How does Sedaris create a visual effect upon the reader? What settings are described in great detail?

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