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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 "Highfalutin," what feature that he and Amy share embarrasses Sedaris at lunch?
(a) Poor posture.
(b) Sagging skin.
(c) Thinning hair.
(d) Dental problems.

2. In "Hurricane Season," how does Sedaris characterize the difference between his own anger and Hugh's?
(a) His anger is fleeting; Hugh's anger is long-lasting.
(b) His anger is sarcastic; Hugh's anger is aggressive.
(c) His anger is personal; Hugh's anger is generalized.
(d) His anger is justified; Hugh's anger is arbitrary.

3. In the beginning of "Unbuttoned," what has put Lou in the hospital?
(a) A series of strokes.
(b) Congestive heart failure.
(c) Liver failure.
(d) Bladder cancer.

4. In "Highfalutin," how does Sedaris contrast Amy's perspective with his own?
(a) She is self-centered, while he is not.
(b) She takes the long view, while he does not.
(c) She lives in the moment, while he does not.
(d) She is empathetic, while he is not.

5. In "Lady Marmalade," what did Lou suggest Sedaris's childhood stomach pains were caused by?
(a) Hemorrhoids.
(b) A desire for attention.
(c) Their mother's cooking.
(d) A desire to get out of school.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," what event does Sedaris say released him from his obsessive consumption of the news?

2. In "A Better Place," what does Sedaris suggest would be true about Lou, if there were, in fact, an afterlife?

3. In "To Serbia with Love," what is Patsy's job in Paris?

4. In "Themes and Variations," who helps Sedaris choose a person to give money to at the public library?

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

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