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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who ends up cleaning most of Lou's blood up after the clock falls on him?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Hugh.
(c) Bob.
(d) Kathy.

2. In "Highfalutin," whose poor behavior with service staff does Sedaris say inspired him to be extra warm and friendly?
(a) Hugh's.
(b) Lou's.
(c) Sharon's.
(d) Amy's.

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

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

5. In "To Serbia with Love," what do the problems Sedaris lists with potential travel companions have in common?
(a) They involve overscheduling time at the expense of real relaxation.
(b) They involve choosing active experiences with nature over cultural engagement.
(c) They involve choosing variety over depth of experience.
(d) They involve sacrificing convenience for a cheaper price.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Unbuttoned," what question does Lou ask his children?

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

3. In "Themes and Variations," how does Sedaris meet Mary?

4. In "To Serbia with Love," what is one of the main things that Sedaris explicitly says Westerners have that people from Eastern Europe lack?

5. In "Highfalutin," what does Sedaris ultimately decide his idea of perfect happiness is?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Hurricane Season," how does the example of the neighbor's "shocking" outdoor shower undermine the point Sedaris has just made about renters?

2. In "Hurricane Season," what type of art does Hugh hang in the rental house, and how does Sedaris characterize a recent tenant's reaction to this art?

3. In "Active Shooter," how does Lisa explain to the instructor and to Sedaris her desire to take a gun-safety course?

4. In "Bruised," what "secret" does Sedaris believe Olivier has discovered, and why does he guess that Olivier is struggling to accept his new knowledge?

5. In "A Speech to the Graduates," what does Sedaris say frustrates him about talking to parents whose children want to be writers?

6. In "Bruised," what anecdote does Sedaris tell about a neighbor woman he knew when he was a child?

7. In "Highfalutin," how does Sedaris describe Amy's writing and acting?

8. In "Father Time," how does Sedaris contrast his attentiveness to his father with that of his siblings?

9. In "Highfalutin," what two things does Amy do while she and Sedaris are shopping that he finds funny but also mortifying?

10. In "To Serbia with Love," how does Sedaris describe the flea markets that he and Patsy visit in Eastern Europe?

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