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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cyclops and The Women's Open.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say his mother's profile is featured on in the first essay?
(a) The penny.
(b) The monorail token.
(c) The quarter.
(d) Revlon cosmetics ads.

2. What is the name of the church the author speaks of in the first essay?
(a) The Cathedral of the Sparkling Nature.
(b) The Church of the Divine Intervention.
(c) The Holy Majestic Cathedral.
(d) The Roman Catholic Church.

3. How many steps does it take the narrator to walk home from school in the second essay?
(a) 921.
(b) 315.
(c) 637.
(d) 214.

4. What does the author's mother insist on doing with Ya Ya?
(a) Putting her to sleep.
(b) Sending for a nurse.
(c) Sending her to her sister.
(d) Putting her in a nursing home.

5. Where does the author's father vehemently object to the author moving?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) California.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say he has to tie over his eyes to sleep at night in the first essay?

2. What is the name of the family in the book the author finds in "Next of Kin"?

3. What is the author's mother's name?

4. What is the title of Sedaris' second essay in Naked?

5. What is the Cyclops' occupation?

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