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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 television program does the author fantasize about starring in one day?

2. What is the name of the girl that Lisa befriends at camp?

3. What inspiring visitor comes to the author's school when he is in ninth grade?

4. How many times has the author seen Planet of the Apes?

5. What is the name of the other worker hired to paint the apartment with David?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the Sedaris family react to Dinah?

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

5. What are David and his sister's after-school jobs in high school? How does David like his job?

6. What does David fantasize college will be like?

7. How does David's friendship develop in "I Like Guys"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the events which take place in "Get Your Ya-ya's Out"? What themes does this piece reflect? How does the author describe the settings in this essay?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the author's mother and father in the essays. How are these personalities similar? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Sedaris' use of satire. How does satire apply to a memoir piece? How does the author's structure reflect this style?

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