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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Happy-Go Lucky" through "Lady Marmalade".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," how old does Lou claim to be?
(a) 100.
(b) 10.
(c) 21.
(d) 90.

2. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what is the purpose of the charity that Sedaris mentions working with?
(a) Providing eye care to developing countries.
(b) Advocating for voting rights.
(c) Soliciting bone marrow donors.
(d) Protecting endangered species.

3. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," what is Sedaris relieved that his father does not remember accurately?
(a) Their mother's illness and death.
(b) How much of their family's laughter was directed at him.
(c) The real circumstances under which he got the guitar.
(d) The negative things Sedaris has written about him.

4. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," what reason does Lou give for the priest disliking him?
(a) He has not been to church in twenty years.
(b) He no longer believes in God.
(c) He does not give enough money to the church.
(d) He uses language that the priest finds vulgar.

5. In "Fresh-Caught Haddock," what objection does Sedaris raise to one of the protest chants?
(a) He dislikes equating a sexual act with punishment.
(b) He worries that protesters are courting violence from the police.
(c) He thinks it is too long and complicated to be practical.
(d) He does not believe in public swearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Unbuttoned," what two items does Sedaris take from his father's house?

2. In "Themes and Variations," how does Sedaris meet Mary?

3. What most bothers Sedaris about the phrases he discusses in "A Better Place" ?

4. In "To Serbia with Love," what nationality is Milos?

5. In "A Better Place," what does Sedaris suggest would be true about Lou, if there were, in fact, an afterlife?

(see the answer key)

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