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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "The Vacuum" through "Fresh-Caught Haddock".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Themes and Variations," what does Sedaris compare the main branch of the Chicago Public Library to?
(a) A palace.
(b) A morgue.
(c) A nightclub.
(d) A bus station.

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

3. In "To Serbia with Love," what is Patsy's job in Paris?
(a) Tour guide.
(b) Personal shopper.
(c) Interior decorator.
(d) Museum curator.

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

5. Who ends up cleaning most of Lou's blood up after the clock falls on him?
(a) Kathy.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Hugh.
(d) Bob.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Unbuttoned," which of Sedaris's siblings says that Lou is their best friend?

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

3. In "Highfalutin," what does Amy describe cutting up while under the influence of psychedelics?

4. What is the name of the nursing home that Lou moves into?

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

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