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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. Who has drawn the author's name in the Christmas lottery for gifts?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Tiffany.
(d) Lisa.

2. How long does the author write that the bus from North Carolina to Oregon takes?
(a) Three days.
(b) One week.
(c) Four days.
(d) Six days.

3. Where does the author return after his time in Oregon?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) North Carolina.

4. Who picks up the author when he first hitchhikes?
(a) An old lady.
(b) His sister.
(c) An old man.
(d) His mother.

5. Where does Peg end up living?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the girls in the Sedaris household play?

2. What does Gretchen do while asking her brother about having children?

3. Who is the author's friend who shares a fascination with acting in Naked?

4. What airline does the narrator take to go to camp?

5. Where is Lisa's camp friend from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does David come to believe he must find a job in "Something for Everyone"?

2. Where is David in the beginning of C.O.G.? How pleasant is this trip?

3. What is David's reaction to San Francisco? How long is he there?

4. How does David try to right the wrong of his coworker in "Something for Everyone"?

5. Where does David live in college? Why? Who does he live with?

6. What does David begin to think about people at the end of his hitchhiking days?

7. What is the author's reaction to Shakespeare?

8. Who finally hires David in "Something for Everyone"? Who is his coworker?

9. What is David's discovery about the disabled? How does he use it to his advantage?

10. What does David realize at the end of "Drama Bug" regarding his mother?

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