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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Late Show.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tea keeps Sedaris awake because
(a) It is caffeinated and makes him need to use the bathroom.
(b) It is considered "decaf," which offends him.
(c) He can only drink a cup or two before it makes him sick.
(d) He does not like the taste of it.

2. What led Sedaris to take an IQ test?
(a) Fear.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Self-pity.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Two extreme facets of Paul's personality are

2. Which of the following is not an unusual word Sedaris learned in French?

3. Sedaris first compares his speech therapist to

4. In The Knockout, Sedaris is dismayed to find

5. Unlike American theaters, French theaters

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