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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 is the denomination of the church where Jim Timothy is speaking?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Mormon.
(d) Pentecostal.

2. What birthday is Lisa celebrating when she gets a mysterious phone call during dinner?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

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

4. Sedaris hopes to end every episode of "Socrates and Company" with what?
(a) A gun fight.
(b) A car chase.
(c) A revelation.
(d) A joke.

5. What does Khe Sahn's interpreter want to be paid to teach her English?
(a) $15/hour.
(b) $20/hour.
(c) $22/hour.
(d) $17/hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Sedaris's cafeteria, the customer is always ________.

2. What is the feeling Sedaris has for his sister Lisa at the end of "Dinah, the Christmas Whore"?

3. What is the name of the town the Dunbar's live in?

4. What does Jim Timothy say is an indication he is not from the area?

5. How long was Clifford Dunbar married the first time?

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