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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Twelve Moments in the Life of the Artist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompts Lou Sedaris to enroll his children in music lessons?
(a) He attends a concert for Dave Brubeck and his sons.
(b) He attends a concert for the Von Trapp Family Singers.
(c) He attends a jazz festival with his children.
(d) His attends a rock concert with his children.

2. Sedaris discovers that most of the boys in speech therapy are
(a) Unlike himself.
(b) Unable to pronounce consonants correctly.
(c) Unpopular and uninterested in sports.
(d) Popular and smart.

3. The scientific term Sedaris fears his father will use is
(a) Bazillion.
(b) Pi.
(c) Googolplex.
(d) Aquatics.

4. Why are the fishermen interested in Lou Sedaris' equation?
(a) They want to know if he is interested in buying property.
(b) They want to know how much their property would have been worth today.
(c) They are interested in the number of grains of sand per acre.
(d) They want to know why he is drawing in the sand.

5. Sedaris' first artistic success takes the form of
(a) Toe nail clippings.
(b) A nest of human hair.
(c) Two wooden crates filled with garbage.
(d) A frying pan full of toy soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Sedaris admires in his sister Gretchen is

2. The irony of the fisherman's position is that

3. Sedaris' enjoyment of the ocean was ruined by

4. The question "Which do you like better, State or Carolina?" refers to

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

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