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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Unbuttoned" through "To Serbia with Love".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "To Serbia with Love," what smell does Sedaris complain is omnipresent during his travels in Eastern Europe?
(a) Burning coal.
(b) Animal manure.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Cigarette smoke.

3. In "Hurricane Season," what amenity does Sedaris say is irritating for next-door-neighbors?
(a) A pool.
(b) A trampoline.
(c) A motor boat.
(d) A barbecue pit.

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

5. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what advice is Sedaris defending with his example of a grandmother who gives a grandchild a graduation gift?
(a) People should take better care of their elders.
(b) People should treasure their families.
(c) People should be grateful for small gestures.
(d) People should write thank-you letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ends up cleaning most of Lou's blood up after the clock falls on him?

2. In "Highfalutin," what does Sedaris ultimately decide his idea of perfect happiness is?

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

4. In "Highfalutin," what is Sedaris insulted at being mistaken for?

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?

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