Why do you think the author's parents did not put him on medication for his numerous childhood ailments?

How many of Sedaris' tics do you think were invented or embellished? Explain.

How might David's life had changed if he had been put on medication as a child?

How would Mr. Sedaris have reacted if he had found Dinah in the kitchen with the rest of the family?

Do you think David's frantic admission to being a Christian was true or simply expressed in a moment of panic?

What might have happened if Veronica had gone back to Oregon with David?

Do you think Jonathan Combs realized that David's jade creations were really stash boxes for drugs? Explain.

How could David have handled the people on the bus in a more effective manner?

What would have changed in the Sedaris family if Sharon Sedaris had...