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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 "Themes and Variations," what are the details of the airport McDonald's employee's appearance intended to convey?
(a) Sedaris feels guilty for misjudging the woman.
(b) Sedaris pities her because he thinks she is unattractive.
(c) Sedaris admires how much she does with few resources.
(d) Sedaris understands how fortunate he is to be healthy.

2. What name does the gun-safety instructor keep calling Sedaris?
(a) Tom.
(b) Lonnie.
(c) Randy.
(d) Mike.

3. In "To Serbia with Love," what smell does Sedaris complain is omnipresent during his travels in Eastern Europe?
(a) Animal manure.
(b) Cigarette smoke.
(c) Burning coal.
(d) Garbage.

4. Where is the farmhouse that Hugh owns in "Bruised"?
(a) Sussex.
(b) Chartres.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Normandy.

5. In "Bruised," what does Sedaris criticize as lacking charm?
(a) Big cities.
(b) Hypermarkets.
(c) The English language.
(d) Modern highways.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of "Fresh-Caught Haddock," whose death does Sedaris mention?

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

3. In "Pearls," what does Sedaris say his mother would often call to read him over the phone?

4. In "Pearls," what does Sedaris tell the woman in Sussex about Hugh?

5. In "Fresh-Caught Haddock," what does Sedaris metaphorically compare the BLM protests to?

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