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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 "Hurricane Season," what do Hugh and Sedaris discover about Sea Section's second-floor ceilings?
(a) They were likely weakened by termites before the hurricane even hit.
(b) They will have to be replaced without central air ducts.
(c) Rats were living in them before the hurricane.
(d) Because of new building codes, they will be very expensive to replace.
2. In "Highfalutin," what does Sedaris say is the "saddest development in New York" in the last few decades (82)?
(a) The advent of online retail.
(b) The increase in homelessness.
(c) The decrease in tourism.
(d) The cleanup of the Time Square area.
3. In "Father Time," what does Sedaris say he was primarily interested in when he was Austen's and Harrison's age?
(a) Nature.
(b) Sports.
(c) Reading.
(d) Puzzles.
4. In "Themes and Variations," how does Sedaris meet Mary?
(a) She is his media escort.
(b) She is a taxi driver.
(c) She owns a bookstore.
(d) She is a front desk clerk.
5. In "Themes and Variations," which person that he encounters during his tour does Sedaris say might be the only one who really "sees" him?
(a) The community college student in the library.
(b) The man from the group home who takes the cigarettes he offers.
(c) The man picking up cigarette butts to smoke.
(d) The McDonald's employee at the airport.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "To Serbia with Love," during what time of year do Sedaris and Patsy travel together?
2. In "Fresh-Caught Haddock," what concern does Sedaris express about the looting in New York?
3. In "To Serbia with Love," what smell does Sedaris complain is omnipresent during his travels in Eastern Europe?
4. In "Father Time," what does Sedaris say is "unbearable" in children (26)?
5. In "Pearls," how does Sedaris characterize the marital problems people faced in the 1970's and 1980's?
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