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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Learning Curve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sedaris believed he was living art because
(a) He sold silk sceens of footprints.
(b) He was finally off drugs and moving past performance art.
(c) He was on drugs and deluded by his own sense of self-importance.
(d) He allowed a friend to shoot him in the shoulder.

2. Rather than sports, Sedaris states that he and his fellow speech therapy students were more interested in
(a) Baking, making scrapbooks, and doing art projects.
(b) Fighting and lifting weights.
(c) Playing video games.
(d) Studying and graduating early.

3. The title Sedaris tried to win for sun-bathing was
(a) Miss Sunscreen.
(b) Miss Skin Cancer.
(c) Miss Emollient.
(d) Miss Sunburn.

4. At the end of the essay, Miss Sampson tricks Sedaris by
(a) Getting him to overcome his lisp.
(b) Forcing him to speak in front of the class.
(c) Getting him to say "I'm sorry."
(d) Making him continue to take speech therapy.

5. Sedaris fears his father is not up to the task of caring for his new dog, Sophie, because
(a) She is violent and does not obey him.
(b) He is not as attentive to pets as he used to be.
(c) He is older now, and she is old and dying.
(d) He is older now, and she is young and strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where music is concerned, Sedaris' father could be described as a

2. What skill does Sedaris admire in his mother that eludes him?

3. The sign Sedaris would post on the Speech Therapist's door would read

4. Sedaris attempts to hide his lisp by

5. Sedaris compares his father's most recent dog, Sophie, to

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