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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 "To Serbia with Love," during what time of year do Sedaris and Patsy travel together?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) December.
(d) April.

2. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what is Sedaris's purpose in mentioning the speaker at his own graduation?
(a) He means to contrast his own speech with that speaker's remarks.
(b) He is introducing a theme he will expand on in his own remarks.
(c) He hopes to impress his audience with his own experiences.
(d) He intends to charm his audience with his humility.

3. In "The Vacuum," what is Sedaris's first thought when he hears a man shouting "Look at the fucking clown!" (147)?
(a) He thinks the man is having a hallucination.
(b) He thinks the man is insulting his outfit.
(c) He thinks the man might attack him.
(d) He thinks the man is criticizing his writing.

4. In "Themes and Variations," what is the Jewish man selling in the joke Sedaris is told by one of his drivers?
(a) Nails.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Cake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lady Marmalade," what did Lou suggest Sedaris's childhood stomach pains were caused by?

2. In "The Vacuum," what does Sedaris say he has learned through experience never to do on the streets of New York?

3. In "Bruised," how old is Olivier?

4. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," what is Lou wearing when Sedaris, Amy, and Hugh go to visit him?

5. What does the Blue Mountain School District give its students to fight off an armed gunman?

(see the answer key)

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