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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Based Upon a True Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city do David and Lisa Sedaris live in?
(a) Newark.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Raleigh.
(d) Atlanta.

2. Where does Kevin Dunbar go to college?
(a) Feesy College.
(b) Freeman College.
(c) Fresno State.
(d) Feeny State.

3. In "Socrates and Company," Sedaris would travel the world with a _________.
(a) Dog.
(b) Entourage.
(c) Monkey.
(d) Cat.

4. Jim Timothy touts his skills as a __________.
(a) Communicator.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Christian.
(d) Fisherman.

5. What does Sedaris feel for the shoppers who come to eat at the cafeteria where he works?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Animosity.
(c) Pity.
(d) Fondness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jocelyn Dunbar use to make Khe Sahn some dresses?

2. Jim Timothy says the best stories are what?

3. What is the name of the town where Jim Timothy is speaking to a church congregation?

4. The son in "Based Upon a True Story" is hit by what kind of truck?

5. As Sedaris works at the cafeteria, what is he searching for in life?

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