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

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

3. In "Unbuttoned," what question does Lou ask his children?
(a) Whether he is real to them.
(b) Whether they forgive him.
(c) Whether they miss their mother.
(d) Whether he is going to die.

4. In "Themes and Variations," how does Sedaris meet Mary?
(a) She is a taxi driver.
(b) She is his media escort.
(c) She owns a bookstore.
(d) She is a front desk clerk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Hurricane Season," what motivates Hugh to lock Gretchen and Sedaris out of the house?

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?

3. In "Bruised," what word does Sedaris use to describe Hugh's farmhouse?

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

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