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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 is the farmhouse that Hugh owns in "Bruised"?
(a) Chartres.
(b) Normandy.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Sussex.

2. In "Highfalutin," what does Amy describe cutting up while under the influence of psychedelics?
(a) Carpet.
(b) Scripts.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Bills.

3. In "Themes and Variations," what are the details of the airport McDonald's employee's appearance intended to convey?
(a) Sedaris understands how fortunate he is to be healthy.
(b) Sedaris feels guilty for misjudging the woman.
(c) Sedaris admires how much she does with few resources.
(d) Sedaris pities her because he thinks she is unattractive.

4. In "Highfalutin," to what does Sedaris attribute Hugh agreeing to paint Amy's new apartment?
(a) Amy is secretly a very manipulative person.
(b) Amy is the kind of person people just like to do things for.
(c) Hugh is trying to make up for recently yelling at Amy.
(d) Hugh is trying to do something nice for Sedaris by helping his sister.

5. 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) Sarcastic.
(b) Pitying.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Disgusted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Blue Mountain School District give its students to fight off an armed gunman?

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

3. In "Themes and Variations," how does Sedaris meet Mary?

4. Where did Sedaris once unexpectedly find a gun?

5. In "Unbuttoned," which of Sedaris's siblings says that Lou is their best friend?

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