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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Happy-Go Lucky" through "Lady Marmalade".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What most bothers Sedaris about the phrases he discusses in "A Better Place" ?
(a) They are self-serving.
(b) They are obvious lies.
(c) They are empty of meaning.
(d) They are hypocritical.

2. In "Pearls," what instrument does Hugh take up?
(a) Violin.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Oboe.
(d) Piano.

3. In "Hurricane Season," what do Hugh and Sedaris discover about Sea Section's second-floor ceilings?
(a) They will have to be replaced without central air ducts.
(b) They were likely weakened by termites before the hurricane even hit.
(c) Because of new building codes, they will be very expensive to replace.
(d) Rats were living in them before the hurricane.

4. In the beginning of "Unbuttoned," what has put Lou in the hospital?
(a) Congestive heart failure.
(b) Bladder cancer.
(c) A series of strokes.
(d) Liver failure.

5. How does Sedaris feel when Harrison tells him that he has never heard of Sedaris's books?
(a) Amused.
(b) Hurt.
(c) Indignant.
(d) Superior.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Highfalutin," what does Sedaris ultimately decide his idea of perfect happiness is?

2. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what is Sedaris's purpose in mentioning the speaker at his own graduation?

3. In "Themes and Variations," who helps Sedaris choose a person to give money to at the public library?

4. What do Harrison and Austen prefer to spend their time doing?

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

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