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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "The Vacuum" through "Fresh-Caught Haddock".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Pearls," what does Amy's acupuncturist tell her is the source of her trauma?
(a) Finding out that Gretchen named her cat "Amy."
(b) Seeing a mouse and a bug on the same day.
(c) Her favorite snack cakes being discontinued.
(d) Her iridologist's remarks about her eye color.

2. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what is the purpose of the charity that Sedaris mentions working with?
(a) Soliciting bone marrow donors.
(b) Advocating for voting rights.
(c) Providing eye care to developing countries.
(d) Protecting endangered species.

3. In "Father Time," what does Sedaris say was the hardest part of Lou's hospitalization for the siblings?
(a) Making time to be at the hospital.
(b) Paying the hospital bills.
(c) Seeing their father's confusion.
(d) Seeing their father in pain.

4. What comedian also named "David" do the nurses confuse Sedaris with in "Father Time"?
(a) Spade.
(b) Letterman.
(c) Cross.
(d) Chappelle.

5. In "Pearls," what does Sedaris call the "first step to divorce" (156)?
(a) Silence.
(b) Separate bedrooms.
(c) Counseling.
(d) A lack of shared interests.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "To Serbia with Love," what irritates Sedaris about his driver in Lisbon?

2. In "Fresh-Caught Haddock," what objection does Sedaris raise to one of the protest chants?

3. In "The Vacuum," which standing appointment is Amy reluctant to move online?

4. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what does Sedaris say causes the resiliency of people in their early twenties?

5. In "Unbuttoned," which of Sedaris's siblings says that Lou is their best friend?

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