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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 "A Speech to the Graduates," what does Sedaris say might prevent today's young people from enjoying a period of independence and exploration?
(a) Health care costs.
(b) Student debt.
(c) The job market.
(d) The housing crisis.

2. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what do the joke about the police stopping a car and the farcical benefit Sedaris promises for participating in his charity event have in common?
(a) Both involve religious persecution.
(b) Both involve violence against minorities.
(c) Both involve common stereotypes about women.
(d) Both involve non-consensual sexual contact.

3. In "Highfalutin," who are Lex and Germalina?
(a) They are rabbits owned by Amy Sedaris.
(b) They are names Sedaris and his sister Amy used in a childhood game.
(c) They are nicknames that Sedaris and his siblings gave their parents.
(d) They are characters in a play produced by the Talent Family.

4. In "Father Time," what does Sedaris say was the hardest part of Lou's hospitalization for the siblings?
(a) Seeing their father's confusion.
(b) Making time to be at the hospital.
(c) Paying the hospital bills.
(d) Seeing their father in pain.

5. In "Highfalutin," what does Sedaris say is the "saddest development in New York" in the last few decades (82)?
(a) The advent of online retail.
(b) The decrease in tourism.
(c) The increase in homelessness.
(d) The cleanup of the Time Square area.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Vacuum," where is Sedaris when he sees the first signs that the new virus is starting to change things?

2. How does Sedaris feel when Harrison tells him that he has never heard of Sedaris's books?

3. In "Hurricane Season," what do Hugh and Sedaris discover about Sea Section's second-floor ceilings?

4. In "Highfalutin," whose poor behavior with service staff does Sedaris say inspired him to be extra warm and friendly?

5. In "The Vacuum," what does Sedaris say he sees more of on the streets of New York during the pandemic?

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