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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. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," what is Sedaris stunned to hear Lou admit to being wrong about?
(a) Painting.
(b) Trump.
(c) Writing.
(d) Hoarding.
2. In "Lady Marmalade," what does Sedaris say about Lou's physical aggression towards him and his siblings?
(a) Sedaris would want to be allowed to act the same way toward his own children.
(b) Physical abuse is wrong, regardless of the context.
(c) It scarred each of the siblings in different ways.
(d) Lou's aggression was mostly verbal and very seldom physical.
3. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," what is Sedaris relieved that his father does not remember accurately?
(a) How much of their family's laughter was directed at him.
(b) Their mother's illness and death.
(c) The real circumstances under which he got the guitar.
(d) The negative things Sedaris has written about him.
4. In "Lady Marmalade," what is the name of the reform school that Tiffany was sent to?
(a) The Oakley School.
(b) Running Springs School.
(c) Provo Canyon School.
(d) The Élan School.
5. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," what is Lou wearing when Sedaris, Amy, and Hugh go to visit him?
(a) Running shoes.
(b) A fishing hat.
(c) A gold bracelet.
(d) A red bandana.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "A Better Place," what does Sedaris say is the subject of our greatest art?
2. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what advice is Sedaris defending with his example of a grandmother who gives a grandchild a graduation gift?
3. In "Hurricane Season," what amenity does Sedaris say is irritating for next-door-neighbors?
4. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," what event does Sedaris say released him from his obsessive consumption of the news?
5. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what does Sedaris say might prevent today's young people from enjoying a period of independence and exploration?
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