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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. In "To Serbia with Love," what irritates Sedaris about his driver in Lisbon?
(a) He keeps stopping to describe historical and cultural attractions.
(b) His lack of map reading skills gets them lost several times.
(c) His English is too fractured to understand.
(d) He refuses to keep his eyes on the road when he is talking.

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

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

4. In "Themes and Variations," who helps Sedaris choose a person to give money to at the public library?
(a) A community college student.
(b) A mother and child.
(c) The security guard.
(d) The reference librarian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the farmhouse that Hugh owns in "Bruised"?

2. In "To Serbia with Love," what smell does Sedaris complain is omnipresent during his travels in Eastern Europe?

3. In "Highfalutin," what feature that he and Amy share embarrasses Sedaris at lunch?

4. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what reason does Sedaris offer for why the graduates should follow his advice?

5. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what item does Sedaris tells students to not bother buying unless they can afford one of two specific brands?

(see the answer key)

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