Reading Comprehension Quiz (David Sedaris, “Me Talk Pretty One Day”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

David Sedaris, “Me Talk Pretty One Day”

Read “Me Talk Pretty One Day” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question What language class is Sedaris enrolled in?

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Question Why was Sedaris startled when the teacher asked if anyone knew the alphabet?

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Question The first woman from Poland named Anna says she hates

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Question The beautiful young Yugoslav was ridiculed because

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Question Sedaris writes that he throws himself into the class to create some sort of identity. What identity does he hope to obtain?

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Question What does the teacher say in perfect English to Sedaris?

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Question Sedaris wonders why they don’t sell what in vending machines?

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Question Sedaris refers to the conversations outside of the class as being like the ones commonly overheard in

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Question What did the students believe they would be scolded for in the fall?

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Question What does Sedaris describe as being “intoxicating and deceptive”?

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