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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the author's father's name?
(a) David.
(b) Lou.
(c) John.
(d) Michael.

2. What is the name of the sanitarium in Raleigh?
(a) Dix Hill.
(b) Green Willow Creek.
(c) Bellevue.
(d) White Castle.

3. What is the title of Sedaris' second essay in Naked?
(a) Chipped Beef.
(b) A Plague of Tics.
(c) The Women's Open.
(d) The Dragon in the Basement.

4. The person in the newspaper article was robbed of $300 and what?
(a) Golf clubs.
(b) A clock radio.
(c) A wig.
(d) A jackhammer.

5. Who does Ya Ya's roommate at the home say she is the step-sister to?
(a) The author.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) Satan.
(d) The Pope.

6. How many siblings does the author have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

7. What does the author's mother claim happened to their first cat in the first essay?
(a) It caught on fire.
(b) It killed a mouse.
(c) It loved David.
(d) It committed suicide.

8. Where does the author's mother's family live?
(a) Mt. Ida, NY.
(b) Rochester, NY.
(c) Binghamton, NY.
(d) Philadelphia, PA.

9. What is the name of the patient who was a paranoid Tuscan?
(a) Paola.
(b) Emily.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Dixie.

10. What class does the narrator take when he is in junior high?
(a) French.
(b) Shop.
(c) Choir.
(d) Home economics.

11. How old is the narrator when his grandfather died?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

12. Who does the author say wants to design a lunar module based on the shape of his skull?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The Russians.
(d) NASA.

13. Which sibling of the author's holds an imaginary after school class in "Next of Kin"?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Tiffany.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Amy.

14. What kind of brand-new car was stolen the previous week from a couple in Pamlico in "True Detective"?
(a) A Volkswagon.
(b) An Alfa Romeo.
(c) A Jeep.
(d) A Ford Mustang.

15. What home does Ya Ya finally end up at?
(a) Mayview.
(b) Blue Skies.
(c) Green Gardens.
(d) Mayflower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color carpet does the author's father install in their living room?

2. What does the narrator do with his shoe obsessively in the second essay?

3. How does the reverend deliver his sermon in the first essay?

4. How does the author's father say his friend lost his right hand?

5. What does the author's father collect in a goldfish bowl for good luck?

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