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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Smile, Beautiful" through "Lucky-Go-Happy".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of "Unbuttoned," what has put Lou in the hospital?
(a) Liver failure.
(b) Congestive heart failure.
(c) A series of strokes.
(d) Bladder cancer.

2. In "Fresh-Caught Haddock," what concern does Sedaris express about the looting in New York?
(a) Protesters will face police violence.
(b) Owners will raise prices to cover their losses.
(c) His favorite stores will be looted.
(d) Black businesses will be disproportionately targeted.

3. In "Father Time," what does Sedaris say was the hardest part of Lou's hospitalization for the siblings?
(a) Paying the hospital bills.
(b) Seeing their father's confusion.
(c) Seeing their father in pain.
(d) Making time to be at the hospital.

4. In "The Vacuum," what does Sedaris say he sees more of on the streets of New York during the pandemic?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Rats.
(c) Needles.
(d) Garbage.

5. In "A Better Place," what feature of the restaurant does Sedaris repeatedly complain about?
(a) The atmosphere.
(b) The prices.
(c) The service.
(d) The food.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pearls," what does Sedaris say his mother would often call to read him over the phone?

2. In "Bruised," what does Sedaris criticize as lacking charm?

3. In "Hurricane Season," what objection do Sedaris and his sister have to the name Hugh has chosen for the rental house?

4. In "Pussytoes," which sibling ends up making the bulk of the arrangements after Lou's death?

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

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