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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 "A Better Place," what is Sedaris's response to the idea that his father will always be with him?
(a) His father was never with him in life.
(b) He does not want his father to be with him.
(c) His father is not some kind of eternal stalker.
(d) He will make an effort to swear less, in that case.

2. In "Highfalutin," what feature that he and Amy share embarrasses Sedaris at lunch?
(a) Dental problems.
(b) Poor posture.
(c) Thinning hair.
(d) Sagging skin.

3. In "Unbuttoned," what does Sedaris notice on the floor of his father's house?
(a) A pool of blood.
(b) Feces.
(c) A dead mouse.
(d) A cat skeleton.

4. In "Themes and Variations," who helps Sedaris choose a person to give money to at the public library?
(a) A mother and child.
(b) The security guard.
(c) A community college student.
(d) The reference librarian.

5. In "Highfalutin," what does Amy describe cutting up while under the influence of psychedelics?
(a) Bills.
(b) Carpet.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Scripts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Vacuum," what task does Sedaris find himself performing for other shoppers?

3. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what is Sedaris's purpose in mentioning Gretchen's program of study and Amy's work at Second City?

4. In "Themes and Variations," what is the Jewish man selling in the joke Sedaris is told by one of his drivers?

5. In "To Serbia with Love," what is one of the main things that Sedaris explicitly says Westerners have that people from Eastern Europe lack?

(see the answer key)

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