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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 does Sedaris recall Hugh yelling at Lisa for one Christmas in Sussex?
(a) She drank gin straight from the bottle.
(b) She wiped her hands on her jeans instead of on a towel.
(c) She wore a coat to the dinner table.
(d) She set a drink down without a coaster.

2. In "Unbuttoned," what do the Sedaris siblings see out the window at Lou's house?
(a) A drone.
(b) A lightning strike.
(c) A doe.
(d) A naked woman.

3. In "Themes and Variations," what singer does Sedaris tell a joke about?
(a) Merle Haggard.
(b) Waylon Jennings.
(c) Willie Nelson.
(d) Hank Williams.

4. In "Lady Marmalade," what is the name of the reform school that Tiffany was sent to?
(a) The Élan School.
(b) Running Springs School.
(c) Provo Canyon School.
(d) The Oakley School.

5. In "A Better Place," what does Sedaris say is the subject of our greatest art?
(a) Death.
(b) Family.
(c) Change.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Unbuttoned," what two items does Sedaris take from his father's house?

2. In "Highfalutin," what feature that he and Amy share embarrasses Sedaris at lunch?

3. In "Hurricane Season," how does Sedaris characterize the difference between his own anger and Hugh's?

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

5. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what is Sedaris's purpose in mentioning the speaker at his own graduation?

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