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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 "The Vacuum," what does Sedaris's agent say will put sex workers out of business?
(a) Climate change.
(b) Sex robots.
(c) Internet pornography.
(d) The pandemic.

2. In "Highfalutin," what does Amy describe cutting up while under the influence of psychedelics?
(a) Carpet.
(b) Scripts.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Bills.

3. In "The Vacuum," what does Sedaris buy at the gourmet store Eataly that he later feels he has to defend to Hugh?
(a) Chocolate milk.
(b) Fruit cocktail.
(c) Hot dogs.
(d) Pasta.

4. In "The Vacuum," what does Sedaris say he has learned through experience never to do on the streets of New York?
(a) Flash money or jewelry.
(b) Back down from an argument.
(c) Get distracted by his phone.
(d) Stop and engage with people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state are Sedaris and his sister in "Active Shooter"?

2. What name does the gun-safety instructor keep calling Sedaris?

3. In "Pearls," what does Sedaris tell the woman in Sussex about Hugh?

4. In "Fresh-Caught Haddock," what concern does Sedaris express about the looting in New York?

5. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what does Sedaris say causes the resiliency of people in their early twenties?

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