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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. Where did Sedaris once unexpectedly find a gun?
(a) Under a bed.
(b) In a desk drawer.
(c) In a medicine cabinet.
(d) In a pantry.

2. What does the Bushmaster ad that Sedaris sees explicitly associate guns with?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Safety.
(c) Masculinity.
(d) Romance.

3. In "Bruised," how old is Olivier?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

4. In "Father Time," what does Sedaris say is "unbearable" in children (26)?
(a) Whining.
(b) Insolence.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Sulking.

5. When Sedaris and his sister go to the gun range, what does he learn about for the first time?
(a) Gun hoarders.
(b) Trigger locks.
(c) Gun purses.
(d) Gun safes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sedaris see Olivier working when Oliver is about 20 years old?

2. How does Sedaris feel when Harrison tells him that he has never heard of Sedaris's books?

3. In "Bruised," what does Sedaris criticize as lacking charm?

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

5. What is Hugh and Sedaris's house on Emerald Isle called?

(see the answer key)

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