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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Big Boy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sedaris and his father seem to
(a) Have an unusually close realtionship
(b) Try to make each other unhappy.
(c) Have few common interests.
(d) Be angry at each other most of the time.

2. Sedaris compares his father's most recent dog, Sophie, to
(a) A trophy wife.
(b) A substitute wife.
(c) A capricious young bride.
(d) An inexperienced substitute teacher.

3. In the bathroom, the major problem Sedaris faces is
(a) His fears about other people's germs.
(b) An unflushed toilet.
(c) His proximity to the dinner party outside the window.
(d) A broken sink.

4. Sedaris describes his guitar teacher as
(a) A dwarf.
(b) Short.
(c) A midget.
(d) An expert.

5. What skill does Sedaris admire in his mother that eludes him?
(a) She can solve his father's equations.
(b) She can explain how a radio works.
(c) She can tan the backs of her ears and her palms.
(d) She can smoke an entire cigarette without taking it out of her mouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the end, Sedaris decides

2. What passion does Sedaris' father attempt to share with his children?

3. The title Sedaris tried to win for sun-bathing was

4. Mr. Mancini makes Sedaris uncomfortable by constantly referring to

5. Sedaris' interest in science extended only to

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