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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Happy-Go Lucky" through "Lady Marmalade".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Hurricane Season," what information does Gretchen habitually irritate Sedaris with?
(a) She tells him about her past sexual experiences.
(b) She tells him her theories about what her dreams mean.
(c) She tells him about online criticism of him.
(d) She tells him things Hugh has said behind his back.

2. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what item does Sedaris tells students to not bother buying unless they can afford one of two specific brands?
(a) Scented candles.
(b) Running shoes.
(c) Stationery.
(d) Caviar.

3. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what do the joke about the police stopping a car and the farcical benefit Sedaris promises for participating in his charity event have in common?
(a) Both involve violence against minorities.
(b) Both involve religious persecution.
(c) Both involve non-consensual sexual contact.
(d) Both involve common stereotypes about women.

4. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," what reason does Lou give for the priest disliking him?
(a) He uses language that the priest finds vulgar.
(b) He has not been to church in twenty years.
(c) He does not give enough money to the church.
(d) He no longer believes in God.

5. In "A Better Place," what does Sedaris suggest would be true about Lou, if there were, in fact, an afterlife?
(a) Lou would be trying to boss God around.
(b) Lou would finally learn to play the guitar.
(c) Lou would still be making fun of him.
(d) Lou would be in hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Better Place," what objection does Sedaris make to people saying that his father did his best?

2. In "Unbuttoned," what do the Sedaris siblings see out the window at Lou's house?

3. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," how does Sedaris characterize continuing media coverage of the Covid pandemic?

4. In "Themes and Variations," what two topics does Sedaris note seem to overlap in many jokes?

5. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what does Sedaris mention having purchased at Sotheby's?

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