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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Pledge Allegiance to the Bag.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sedaris claims that if he wanted to hear wall-to-wall French
(a) He would move back to Normandy.
(b) He would go back to French class.
(c) He would simply participate in real life.
(d) He would buy more French books on tape.

2. Sedaris' attempt to recruit his guitar teacher for his jingle-singing act results in
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Rejection.
(c) Comaraderie.
(d) Understanding.

3. The celebrity Sedaris' barber is fascinated by is
(a) Jodi Foster.
(b) Michael Jackson.
(c) Mel Gibson.
(d) Madonna.

4. During his experience as a mover, Sedaris begins to change because
(a) He imagines himself the queen ant ordering her inferiors about.
(b) He is always willing to move the attractive women, no matter how disorganized.
(c) He resents anyone who appears wealthy and organized.
(d) He resents customers with too many books or records, and imagines himself an ant completing a task.

5. Sedaris notes that American businesses ask consumers to conserve water and napkins, but not
(a) The services or products that are complimentary.
(b) The services or products consumers pay for.
(c) Items that can be re-used.
(d) Expensive items.

Short Answer Questions

1. What skill does Sedaris admire in his mother that eludes him?

2. Even without the language barrier, Sedaris doubts people can communicate clearly about

3. At the end of the essay, Sedaris compares himself to

4. Richie had been in prison for

5. How does Sedaris solve his problem naming masculine and feminine nouns in public?

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