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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Make That a Double.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Lou Sedaris excited about at the start of the essay?
(a) His daughter, Amy, is going to appear in a magazine article.
(b) David is going to appear in a magazine article.
(c) His daughter, Amy, is getting married.
(d) His daughter ,Amy, has lost a considerable amount of weight.

3. Sedaris enjoys Alisha's visits because
(a) She never brings guests.
(b) She has her own opinions on New York.
(c) She is independent and always goes out on her own.
(d) She is willing to do whatever anyone else wants to do.

4. Why did the class have to explain Easter to the Moroccan woman?
(a) She was not familiar with Christian customs.
(b) She was not familiar with Muslim customs.
(c) She did not know the French word for Easter.
(d) She did not know what Christianity was.

5. Why is Sedaris offered a job teaching a writing workshop?
(a) He has been published several times.
(b) He has teaching experience.
(c) He is friends with the department chair.
(d) The scheduled professor quit at the last moment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What adds to Sedaris' tension while he is in the bathroom?

3. Amy Sedaris sends her brother

4. The dog Mr. and Mrs. Sedaris coddled as empty-nesters was

5. Rather than sports, Sedaris states that he and his fellow speech therapy students were more interested in

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