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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Active Shooter" through "Bruised".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Bruised," what does Sedaris criticize as lacking charm?
(a) The English language.
(b) Modern highways.
(c) Big cities.
(d) Hypermarkets.

2. What does the Blue Mountain School District give its students to fight off an armed gunman?
(a) Pepper spray.
(b) Paint guns.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Whistles.

3. Where were Sedaris's friends living when the man drove a vehicle into their home?
(a) At an airport.
(b) At a marina.
(c) In a national park.
(d) In a converted church.

4. What is Hugh and Sedaris's house on Emerald Isle called?
(a) Afterdune Delight.
(b) Sea Section.
(c) XtaSea.
(d) Tip Sea.

5. Who ends up cleaning most of Lou's blood up after the clock falls on him?
(a) Hugh.
(b) Kathy.
(c) Bob.
(d) Lisa.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state are Sedaris and his sister in "Active Shooter"?

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

3. In "Bruised," what does Clotilde occupy herself with on most days?

4. In "Father Time," what does Sedaris say he was primarily interested in when he was Austen's and Harrison's age?

5. In "Father Time," what does Sedaris say was the hardest part of Lou's hospitalization for the siblings?

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