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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. What adds to Sedaris' tension while he is in the bathroom?
(a) His friend keeps knocking on the door to hurry him up.
(b) He can hear the others beginning to talk about him outside.
(c) He needs to use the toilet himself.
(d) His friend keeps asking him what he is doing in there.

2. Sedaris attempts to hide his lisp by
(a) Mispronouncing all his words.
(b) Refusing to speak during therapy.
(c) Learning as many s-free words as possible.
(d) Practicing his s-words at home.

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

4. Bonnie comes to enjoy New York when
(a) She takes Sedaris' suggestion to dress appropriately.
(b) She visits the flea market with Sedaris and is pleasantly surprised by it.
(c) She visits the Plaza at tea time and discovers the real New York.
(d) She visits the sites where no New Yorkers will visit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hugh's father was late picking him up from the movies, he discovered

2. Who or what threatens to divide Sedaris' class?

3. Sedaris' father asks him if he knows

4. Sedaris believed he was living art because

5. Sedaris resents his father's approach toward art because

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