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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miss Sampson attempts to illustrate Sedaris' speech problem by
(a) Over enunciating her 's' sounds.
(b) Asking the rest of the class to comment on it.
(c) Making fun of his lisp at every opportunity.
(d) Insisting Sedaris only use 's' words.

2. Sedaris' attempt to recruit his guitar teacher for his jingle-singing act results in
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Rejection.
(c) Comaraderie.
(d) Understanding.

3. Sedaris first compares his speech therapist to
(a) A government agent.
(b) The devil.
(c) A football player.
(d) A supermodel.

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

5. One reason Sedaris resists the computer is
(a) He likes travelling with the typewriter.
(b) He believes the computer cannot translate his words correctly.
(c) He likes to be able to physically correct his mistakes using Liquid Paper.
(d) He likes to see the physical product of his work, as he does with a typewriter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Paul's relationship with his father might be described as

3. Despite his experiences, Sedaris still finds the view of Manhattan and the fantasy of wealth

4. One aspect of the food that disturbs Sedaris is

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the young Sedaris miss the irony of the fisherman's inability to live by the seashore?

2. Why does Sedaris believe his his parents are so lenient with Melina, the Great Dane?

3. What is significant about the title Go Carolina?

4. How has Sedaris' mother explained bodily functions?

5. What attributes of Paul's relationship with his father seem to balance out his directness and crude behavior?

6. Why does Sedaris claim to prefer the belief that his television is inhabited by tiny humans over a scientific explanation of its workings?

7. Describe Sedaris' attitude in the face of the task he has to perform in his friend's bathroom.

8. When does Sedaris come to understand his parents' experience with dying pets?

9. What features of the the typewriter does Sedaris praise?

10. What is Sedaris' attitude toward the wealthy at the start of the essay?

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