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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. What is the name of the woman who finally hires David to paint her apartment?
(a) Uta.
(b) Sandra.
(c) Ilsa.
(d) Tootie.

2. What is the name of the man whom the author and Veronica worked for picking apples?
(a) Williams.
(b) Cowboy.
(c) Hobbs.
(d) Jackson.

3. Where in Oregon is the author going in "C.O.G."?
(a) Shreveport.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Portland.
(d) Odell.

4. Near what sea is the summer camp located which the author goes to?
(a) The Ionian Sea.
(b) The Balkan Sea.
(c) The Red Sea.
(d) The Asiatic Sea.

5. What would the author travel with in his fantasy television show?
(a) A cat.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A talking parrot.
(d) A gorilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does the narrator do at his place of after-school employment?

2. What is the name of the boy who sleeps in the bunk below David at camp?

3. What is the name of the boy David sits next to on the plane to camp?

4. Where does Peg end up living?

5. Who is the only person who responds to the author's lengthy letters while at the apple orchard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do David and his sister go in "I Like Guys"? Who do they befriend?

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

3. How does the Sedaris family react to Dinah?

4. What does David fantasize college will be like?

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

6. In what way does Peg change at the end of "The Incomplete Quad"?

7. How does the author describe his and others' behavior in trying to hide their homosexuality?

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

9. Describe David's initial reaction to Curly's home.

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

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