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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 "A Speech to the Graduates," what does Sedaris say causes the resiliency of people in their early twenties?
(a) Physical attractiveness.
(b) Good health.
(c) Idealism.
(d) Inexperience.

2. In "To Serbia with Love," during what time of year do Sedaris and Patsy travel together?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) August.
(d) December.

3. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what is Sedaris's purpose in mentioning the speaker at his own graduation?
(a) He intends to charm his audience with his humility.
(b) He hopes to impress his audience with his own experiences.
(c) He is introducing a theme he will expand on in his own remarks.
(d) He means to contrast his own speech with that speaker's remarks.

4. In "Unbuttoned," what does Sedaris notice on the floor of his father's house?
(a) A cat skeleton.
(b) A dead mouse.
(c) A pool of blood.
(d) Feces.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what advice is Sedaris defending with his example of a grandmother who gives a grandchild a graduation gift?

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

3. In "Highfalutin," what does Sedaris say is the "saddest development in New York" in the last few decades (82)?

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

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

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