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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Themes and Variations," which person that he encounters during his tour does Sedaris say might be the only one who really "sees" him?
(a) The McDonald's employee at the airport.
(b) The man picking up cigarette butts to smoke.
(c) The community college student in the library.
(d) The man from the group home who takes the cigarettes he offers.

2. Where did Sedaris once unexpectedly find a gun?
(a) Under a bed.
(b) In a pantry.
(c) In a medicine cabinet.
(d) In a desk drawer.

3. In "Unbuttoned," what do the Sedaris siblings see out the window at Lou's house?
(a) A drone.
(b) A doe.
(c) A lightning strike.
(d) A naked woman.

4. In "Hurricane Season," what do Hugh and Sedaris discover about Sea Section's second-floor ceilings?
(a) Because of new building codes, they will be very expensive to replace.
(b) Rats were living in them before the hurricane.
(c) They were likely weakened by termites before the hurricane even hit.
(d) They will have to be replaced without central air ducts.

5. In "Highfalutin," to what does Sedaris attribute Hugh agreeing to paint Amy's new apartment?
(a) Amy is the kind of person people just like to do things for.
(b) Hugh is trying to make up for recently yelling at Amy.
(c) Amy is secretly a very manipulative person.
(d) Hugh is trying to do something nice for Sedaris by helping his sister.

6. What name does the gun-safety instructor keep calling Sedaris?
(a) Randy.
(b) Tom.
(c) Lonnie.
(d) Mike.

7. Where does Sedaris see Olivier working when Oliver is about 20 years old?
(a) At the hypermarket.
(b) In a clothing boutique.
(c) At the local college.
(d) On a landscaping crew.

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

9. Where is the farmhouse that Hugh owns in "Bruised"?
(a) Sussex.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Chartres.

10. In "Highfalutin," what does Sedaris say is the "saddest development in New York" in the last few decades (82)?
(a) The increase in homelessness.
(b) The cleanup of the Time Square area.
(c) The advent of online retail.
(d) The decrease in tourism.

11. In "Bruised," what word does Sedaris keep repeating as he tries to fend off Olivier's advances?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Grown-up.
(c) Bruise.
(d) Grandmother.

12. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what advice is Sedaris defending with his example of a grandmother who gives a grandchild a graduation gift?
(a) People should take better care of their elders.
(b) People should treasure their families.
(c) People should be grateful for small gestures.
(d) People should write thank-you letters.

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

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

15. In "Themes and Variations," what location does Sedaris immediately think of when he is looking for a place to give away the first $50?
(a) A public park.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) Subway.
(d) The bus station.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Highfalutin," how does Sedaris contrast Amy's perspective with his own?

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

3. In "Themes and Variations," what is the Jewish man selling in the joke Sedaris is told by one of his drivers?

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

5. How does Sedaris feel when Harrison tells him that he has never heard of Sedaris's books?

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