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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. The toughest trip Sedaris can remember enduring as a child involved
(a) Taking part in the sack race at the IBM picnic.
(b) Having to hide in the back of a jeep while soldiers pursued him.
(c) Living with a family who did not remember his birthday.
(d) Taking care of his grandmother who had Alzheimer's.

2. How does Sedaris solve his problem naming masculine and feminine nouns in public?
(a) He uses the singular form of every noun, so no gender is necessary.
(b) He assigns every noun a gender he feels is appropriate.
(c) He uses the plural form of every noun, so no gender is necessary.
(d) He refuses to use nouns in conversation.

3. Sedaris suggests his brother is radically different from his other siblings because
(a) He is more refined than they are.
(b) He is the oldest, and therefore the most conservative.
(c) He is a North Carolina native with gentlemanly Southern values.
(d) He is much younger, and a North Carolina native.

4. Why did Hugh's family live in the Congo?
(a) Hugh's father was with the U.S. State Department.
(b) Hugh's father was a missionary.
(c) Hugh's father was a U.S. Senator.
(d) Hugh's father was African.

5. Sedaris' first artistic success takes the form of
(a) Two wooden crates filled with garbage.
(b) A nest of human hair.
(c) A frying pan full of toy soldiers.
(d) Toe nail clippings.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sedaris can no longer turn to his friends and family for help with the puzzles, he

2. After his gourmet meal, Sedaris elects to

3. Why did the class have to explain Easter to the Moroccan woman?

4. Why does Hugh get frustrated with Sedaris' multiple purchases?

5. Sedaris and his father seem to

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