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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) Her favorite snack cakes being discontinued.
(b) Her iridologist's remarks about her eye color.
(c) Finding out that Gretchen named her cat "Amy."
(d) Seeing a mouse and a bug on the same day.

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

3. What does the Bushmaster ad that Sedaris sees explicitly associate guns with?
(a) Romance.
(b) Safety.
(c) Masculinity.
(d) Freedom.

4. In "Fresh-Caught Haddock," why is wearing a mask at the protest a relief to Sedaris?
(a) He has grown paranoid about catching Covid.
(b) He does not have to monitor his own facial expressions.
(c) He worries about being recognized by the media.
(d) People cannot see that he is not chanting along.

5. In "Unbuttoned," what do the Sedaris siblings see out the window at Lou's house?
(a) A doe.
(b) A lightning strike.
(c) A naked woman.
(d) A drone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what advice is Sedaris defending with his example of a grandmother who gives a grandchild a graduation gift?

2. In "Hurricane Season," what motivates Hugh to lock Gretchen and Sedaris out of the house?

3. In "Themes and Variations," what location does Sedaris immediately think of when he is looking for a place to give away the first $50?

4. In "To Serbia with Love," what nationality is Milos?

5. In "Father Time," what does Sedaris say he was primarily interested in when he was Austen's and Harrison's age?

(see the answer key)

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