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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 "To Serbia with Love," what does Sedaris learn "Belgrade" means?
(a) City of Joy.
(b) White City.
(c) Spring of Water.
(d) Small Castle.

2. In "Fresh-Caught Haddock," what does Bermey say caused him to lose sympathy for the Black Lives Matter movement?
(a) The looting and vandalism.
(b) The rebranding of two popular syrups.
(c) The removal of Confederate monuments.
(d) The renaming of a Raleigh neighborhood.

3. In "The Vacuum," what does Sedaris say he sees more of on the streets of New York during the pandemic?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Needles.
(d) Rats.

4. In "Themes and Variations," what location does Sedaris immediately think of when he is looking for a place to give away the first $50?
(a) The bus station.
(b) A public park.
(c) Subway.
(d) McDonald's.

5. Where did Sedaris once unexpectedly find a gun?
(a) Under a bed.
(b) In a desk drawer.
(c) In a pantry.
(d) In a medicine cabinet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Fresh-Caught Haddock," what concern does Sedaris express about the looting in New York?

2. In "Pearls," what was the subject of the Ladies' Home Journal column that Sedaris liked?

3. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what does Sedaris say might prevent today's young people from enjoying a period of independence and exploration?

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

5. In "Unbuttoned," what does Sedaris take away from the story about Russ Baker's mother?

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