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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 the beginning of "Unbuttoned," what has put Lou in the hospital?
(a) Liver failure.
(b) Congestive heart failure.
(c) Bladder cancer.
(d) A series of strokes.

2. How is the term "highfalutin" introduced into the essay "Highfalutin"?
(a) Tiffany calls Amy and Sedaris this when they are shopping together.
(b) Sedaris suggests it as a name for a medication.
(c) This is what Sedaris and his sister Amy called their play production company.
(d) Sedaris claims that this is what Hugh first wanted to call the Pink House.

3. In "Hurricane Season," how does Sedaris characterize the difference between his own anger and Hugh's?
(a) His anger is personal; Hugh's anger is generalized.
(b) His anger is sarcastic; Hugh's anger is aggressive.
(c) His anger is justified; Hugh's anger is arbitrary.
(d) His anger is fleeting; Hugh's anger is long-lasting.

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

5. In "Themes and Variations," what two topics does Sedaris note seem to overlap in many jokes?
(a) Politics and religion.
(b) Religion and sex.
(c) Sex and misogyny.
(d) Misogyny and politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "To Serbia with Love," what nationality does Sedaris say is blamed for much of the crime in Europe?

2. In "To Serbia with Love," what does Sedaris learn "Belgrade" means?

3. In "Themes and Variations," what is the Jewish man selling in the joke Sedaris is told by one of his drivers?

4. In "To Serbia with Love," what is one of the main things that Sedaris explicitly says Westerners have that people from Eastern Europe lack?

5. In "To Serbia with Love," what irritates Sedaris about his driver in Lisbon?

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