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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 "To Serbia with Love," what smell does Sedaris complain is omnipresent during his travels in Eastern Europe?
(a) Cigarette smoke.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Burning coal.
(d) Animal manure.

2. In "To Serbia with Love," what irritates Sedaris about his driver in Lisbon?
(a) He refuses to keep his eyes on the road when he is talking.
(b) He keeps stopping to describe historical and cultural attractions.
(c) His lack of map reading skills gets them lost several times.
(d) His English is too fractured to understand.

3. In "Highfalutin," what feature that he and Amy share embarrasses Sedaris at lunch?
(a) Thinning hair.
(b) Poor posture.
(c) Dental problems.
(d) Sagging skin.

4. What does Lisa think she knows more about than other people?
(a) How to defend herself.
(b) How to run a classroom.
(c) How to drive a car.
(d) How to care for animals.

5. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what item does Sedaris tells students to not bother buying unless they can afford one of two specific brands?
(a) Stationery.
(b) Caviar.
(c) Scented candles.
(d) Running shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the term "highfalutin" introduced into the essay "Highfalutin"?

2. Where were Sedaris's friends living when the man drove a vehicle into their home?

3. In "Pearls," how does Sedaris characterize the marital problems people faced in the 1970's and 1980's?

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

5. In "Father Time," what does Sedaris say is "unbearable" in children (26)?

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