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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 "Pearls," what was the subject of the Ladies' Home Journal column that Sedaris liked?
(a) Entertaining.
(b) Travel.
(c) Astrology.
(d) Relationships.

2. In "Lucky-Go-Happy," what does Sedaris notice everywhere once he starts touring again?
(a) There are consumer goods shortages.
(b) There is a shortage of employees.
(c) Physical arguments over small issues have become common.
(d) People have essentially stopped wearing masks.

3. In "Hurricane Season," what does Sedaris recall Hugh yelling at Lisa for one Christmas in Sussex?
(a) She wore a coat to the dinner table.
(b) She drank gin straight from the bottle.
(c) She wiped her hands on her jeans instead of on a towel.
(d) She set a drink down without a coaster.

4. In "Highfalutin," what is Sedaris insulted at being mistaken for?
(a) A real estate agent.
(b) A sales clerk.
(c) A dentist.
(d) An architect.

5. What does the Blue Mountain School District give its students to fight off an armed gunman?
(a) Pepper spray.
(b) Paint guns.
(c) Whistles.
(d) Rocks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "To Serbia with Love," what smell does Sedaris complain is omnipresent during his travels in Eastern Europe?

3. In "The Vacuum," which standing appointment is Amy reluctant to move online?

4. In "Lucky-Go-Happy," what nickname does Sedaris say he has given Hugh?

5. In "Themes and Variations," what location does Sedaris immediately think of when he is looking for a place to give away the first $50?

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