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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Picka Pocketoni.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Amy Sedaris sends her brother
(a) An audio walking tour of Paris.
(b) A complete French dictionary.
(c) An audio walking tour of Notre Dame.
(d) An audio history of medicine in French.

2. The scientific term Sedaris fears his father will use is
(a) Bazillion.
(b) Googolplex.
(c) Aquatics.
(d) Pi.

3. Why does Sedaris feel ashamed about his inability to speak proper French?
(a) A friend told him that French is easy if one pays attention in class.
(b) A friend told him that French children learn English easily.
(c) A friend told him that French is the easiest language to learn.
(d) A friend told him that French children never struggle with the sex of their nouns.

4. Where music is concerned, Sedaris' father could be described as a
(a) Realist.
(b) Dreamer.
(c) Professional.
(d) Skeptic.

5. The Japanese cartoon Fatty and Skinny makes Sedaris sad because
(a) Fatty is unable to meet Skinny's demands and loses his friendship.
(b) Fatty always rejects Skinny in the end.
(c) Skinny is unable to meet Fatty's demands, and ends up friendless.
(d) Skinny always demands money from Fatty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the students in Sedaris' French class intimidated by the teacher?

2. When Sedaris completes his first puzzle,

3. Sedaris is dismayed when he visits The Plaza because

4. Two extreme facets of Paul's personality are

5. Sedaris suggests his brother is radically different from his other siblings because

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