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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 "Hurricane Season," what information does Gretchen habitually irritate Sedaris with?
(a) She tells him her theories about what her dreams mean.
(b) She tells him about online criticism of him.
(c) She tells him about her past sexual experiences.
(d) She tells him things Hugh has said behind his back.

2. In "Themes and Variations," which person that he encounters during his tour does Sedaris say might be the only one who really "sees" him?
(a) The man picking up cigarette butts to smoke.
(b) The man from the group home who takes the cigarettes he offers.
(c) The McDonald's employee at the airport.
(d) The community college student in the library.

3. In "Themes and Variations," what is the Jewish man selling in the joke Sedaris is told by one of his drivers?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Nails.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Cake.

4. In "Highfalutin," what is Sedaris insulted at being mistaken for?
(a) An architect.
(b) A dentist.
(c) A sales clerk.
(d) A real estate agent.

5. In "Unbuttoned," what two items does Sedaris take from his father's house?
(a) A vase and a photograph.
(b) A shirt and a beret.
(c) An ashtray and a cigarette case.
(d) A book and a kitchen knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Themes and Variations," what location does Sedaris immediately think of when he is looking for a place to give away the first $50?

2. What does the Bushmaster ad that Sedaris sees explicitly associate guns with?

3. In "To Serbia with Love," what do the problems Sedaris lists with potential travel companions have in common?

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

5. What do Harrison and Austen prefer to spend their time doing?

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