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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Shiner Like a Diamond.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During his experience as a mover, Sedaris begins to change because
(a) He resents anyone who appears wealthy and organized.
(b) He is always willing to move the attractive women, no matter how disorganized.
(c) He resents customers with too many books or records, and imagines himself an ant completing a task.
(d) He imagines himself the queen ant ordering her inferiors about.

2. Sedaris feels out of place in the restaurant because
(a) He is on his first date with Hugh.
(b) He has to borrow a jacket from the maitre d'.
(c) He cannot understand the menu.
(d) He does not like any of the food.

3. Despite his experiences, Sedaris still finds the view of Manhattan and the fantasy of wealth
(a) Contemptible.
(b) Confining.
(c) Inspiring.
(d) Illusory.

4. What prompts Sedaris to find a job in New York?
(a) His father disapproves of his lifestyle.
(b) He cannot live on his savings alone in New York.
(c) He is planning to buy a townhouse.
(d) He is ashamed of his poverty.

5. In the end, Sedaris decides
(a) He will try to figure out the culprit when he returns to dinner.
(b) He will tell the other guests the truth about his experience.
(c) He does not feel threatened by others' opinions of him.
(d) He can not do anything about the situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris attempts to hide his lisp by

2. While Sedaris has been preoccupied with tanning, his father has been preoccupied with

3. Sedaris wonders at the way Paul and his father

4. One aspect of the food that disturbs Sedaris is

5. Ironically, the food at the restaurant is described as

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