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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 "Hurricane Season," what does Sedaris recall Hugh yelling at Lisa for one Christmas in Sussex?
(a) She wiped her hands on her jeans instead of on a towel.
(b) She wore a coat to the dinner table.
(c) She set a drink down without a coaster.
(d) She drank gin straight from the bottle.

2. 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 will make an effort to swear less, in that case.
(c) His father is not some kind of eternal stalker.
(d) He does not want his father to be with him.

3. In "To Serbia with Love," during what time of year do Sedaris and Patsy travel together?
(a) December.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) April.

4. According to "Lady Marmalade," what was unusual about the way Lou usually dressed at home?
(a) He wore the same dirty t-shirt for weeks.
(b) He liked to wear their mother's robe.
(c) He often did not wear pants.
(d) He wore his winter coat indoors.

5. In "Pearls," what does Sedaris say his mother would often call to read him over the phone?
(a) His horoscope.
(b) Obituaries.
(c) Wedding announcements.
(d) Job listings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What name does the gun-safety instructor keep calling Sedaris?

3. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," how does Sedaris characterize continuing media coverage of the Covid pandemic?

4. In "A Better Place," what objection does Sedaris make to people saying that his father did his best?

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

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