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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 Speech to the Graduates," what is the purpose of the charity that Sedaris mentions working with?
(a) Protecting endangered species.
(b) Providing eye care to developing countries.
(c) Soliciting bone marrow donors.
(d) Advocating for voting rights.
2. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," what reason does Lou give for the priest disliking him?
(a) He has not been to church in twenty years.
(b) He does not give enough money to the church.
(c) He uses language that the priest finds vulgar.
(d) He no longer believes in God.
3. In "Themes and Variations," what is Sedaris's tone as he discusses the excuses men give when they arrive in the ER with objects lodged in their rectums?
(a) Pitying.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Disgusted.
4. In "Lady Marmalade," what did Lou suggest Sedaris's childhood stomach pains were caused by?
(a) Hemorrhoids.
(b) Their mother's cooking.
(c) A desire for attention.
(d) A desire to get out of school.
5. In "The Vacuum," what is Sedaris's first thought when he hears a man shouting "Look at the fucking clown!" (147)?
(a) He thinks the man might attack him.
(b) He thinks the man is having a hallucination.
(c) He thinks the man is insulting his outfit.
(d) He thinks the man is criticizing his writing.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Unbuttoned," what does Sedaris take away from the story about Russ Baker's mother?
2. In "Fresh-Caught Haddock," what does Bermey say caused him to lose sympathy for the Black Lives Matter movement?
3. In "Hurricane Season," where does Sedaris get the idea for the name he wants to call the rental house?
4. In "The Vacuum," what does Sedaris say is the only thing he was able to successfully hoard?
5. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," what is the subject of the Delacroix painting that hangs over Lou's bed?
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