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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is packed in the money the author finds in "Something for Everyone"?

2. Where does the narrator hitchhike with his friend to see fake Indians?

3. What is the name of the girl who is befriended by the author's roommate in "I Like Guys"?

4. Where does the author go to meet his hitchhiking friend after his second year in college?

5. What is the name of the man whom Lisa marries?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Dinah and what does Lisa say upon seeing her?

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

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

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

6. What does David's coworker do regarding money in "Something for Everyone"? How does David react?

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

8. What does David's mother do after several days of his new way of talking in "Drama Bug"? How does he react?

9. How does the Sedaris family view marriage?

10. What does David's coworker do to try to get David fired? How does this backfire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss "Dinah the Christmas Whore." What events take place in this essay? What lesson does the author learn?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use and description of setting in Naked. How does Sedaris create a visual effect upon the reader? What settings are described in great detail?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Sedaris' use of symbolism, motif, and imagery. Define these terms and give examples of each from the text.

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