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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 author's mother announce that she has two weeks before Lisa's wedding?

2. Where does the author return after his time in Oregon?

3. What do the girls in the Sedaris household play?

4. Who tells about the little black girl who asked to touch her hair?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the Sedaris family react to Dinah?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does David's coworker do to try to get David fired? How does this backfire?

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

Define and discuss the following terms as they apply to Naked: Autobiography, Memoir, and Essay.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Sedaris' use of symbolism, motif, and imagery. Define these terms and give examples of each from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the overriding theme of "family." What essays imbue this theme? How?

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