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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 "Bruised," what word does Sedaris use to describe Hugh's farmhouse?
(a) Hovel.
(b) Shack.
(c) Stable.
(d) Kennel.

2. What is the name of the nursing home that Lou moves into?
(a) Mayview.
(b) Oakpointe.
(c) Springmoor.
(d) Hillcrest.

3. In "Fresh-Caught Haddock," what does Sedaris metaphorically compare the BLM protests to?
(a) A high-school pep rally.
(b) Hurricane Florence.
(c) Public transportation.
(d) The tentacles of a squid.

4. In "Fresh-Caught Haddock," what is Amy's implied motivation for wanting to take a trip to Emerald Isle?
(a) She is worried that they have not been to see Lou in several months.
(b) She misses her other siblings and wants to visit them.
(c) She feels unsafe in New York during the protests.
(d) She wants to get away from the pandemic response in New York.

5. In "Pearls," what instrument does Hugh take up?
(a) Piano.
(b) Oboe.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Violin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Themes and Variations," what does Sedaris compare the main branch of the Chicago Public Library to?

2. In "Unbuttoned," which of Sedaris's siblings says that Lou is their best friend?

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

4. In "Father Time," what does Sedaris say was the hardest part of Lou's hospitalization for the siblings?

5. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what advice is Sedaris defending with his example of a grandmother who gives a grandchild a graduation gift?

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