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

2. When Sedaris can no longer turn to his friends and family for help with the puzzles, he
(a) Has to buy reference books.
(b) Has to buy a French dictionary.
(c) Has to give up the puzzles for a while.
(d) Has to buy a cell phone to call them in America.

3. One glaring difference Sedaris notices between watching movies in the U.S and watching them in Paris is
(a) No one talks during the movies in Paris.
(b) No one eats during the movies in Paris.
(c) No one knows who he is in Paris.
(d) No one needs subtitles in Paris.

4. One reason Sedaris resists the computer is
(a) He likes travelling with the typewriter.
(b) He believes the computer cannot translate his words correctly.
(c) He likes to see the physical product of his work, as he does with a typewriter.
(d) He likes to be able to physically correct his mistakes using Liquid Paper.

5. What is Lou Sedaris excited about at the start of the essay?
(a) His daughter, Amy, is going to appear in a magazine article.
(b) His daughter ,Amy, has lost a considerable amount of weight.
(c) His daughter, Amy, is getting married.
(d) David is going to appear in a magazine article.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris enjoys Alisha's visits because

2. Why is Sedaris offered a job teaching a writing workshop?

3. Sedaris claims that if he wanted to hear wall-to-wall French

4. Rather than sports, Sedaris states that he and his fellow speech therapy students were more interested in

5. Sedaris is considered a celebrity by French teenagers because

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