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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 "Pearls," what was the subject of the Ladies' Home Journal column that Sedaris liked?
(a) Astrology.
(b) Entertaining.
(c) Relationships.
(d) Travel.

2. In "Father Time," what does Sedaris say he was primarily interested in when he was Austen's and Harrison's age?
(a) Nature.
(b) Sports.
(c) Puzzles.
(d) Reading.

3. Where were Sedaris's friends living when the man drove a vehicle into their home?
(a) At a marina.
(b) At an airport.
(c) In a national park.
(d) In a converted church.

4. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what advice is Sedaris defending with his example of a grandmother who gives a grandchild a graduation gift?
(a) People should treasure their families.
(b) People should be grateful for small gestures.
(c) People should take better care of their elders.
(d) People should write thank-you letters.

5. In "Pearls," what does Sedaris call the "first step to divorce" (156)?
(a) Counseling.
(b) Separate bedrooms.
(c) A lack of shared interests.
(d) Silence.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Highfalutin," to what does Sedaris attribute Hugh agreeing to paint Amy's new apartment?

2. In "Unbuttoned," what item of Sedaris's does he find in his father's room at Springmoor?

3. In "To Serbia with Love," during what time of year do Sedaris and Patsy travel together?

4. In "The Vacuum," what task does Sedaris find himself performing for other shoppers?

5. In the beginning of "Fresh-Caught Haddock," where are Sedaris, Amy, and Hugh as they listen to the sounds of the protest?

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