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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the students in Sedaris' French class intimidated by the teacher?
(a) The teacher is sarcastic and ridicules the students.
(b) The teacher refuses to speak French until lthe students speak it perfectly.
(c) The teacher will not allow the students to speak aloud in class.
(d) The teacher claims to believe all the students are stupid.

2. The sign Sedaris would post on the Speech Therapist's door would read
(a) Future Sports Enthusiasts of America.
(b) Janitor's Closet.
(c) Speech Therapy Lab.
(d) Future Homosexuals of America.

3. Sedaris discovers that most of the boys in speech therapy are
(a) Unlike himself.
(b) Popular and smart.
(c) Unable to pronounce consonants correctly.
(d) Unpopular and uninterested in sports.

4. What is the most difficult part of learning French for Sedaris?
(a) Memorizing plural forms of nouns.
(b) Memorizing nouns.
(c) Conjugating verbs.
(d) Memorizing which nouns are masculine and feminine.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Sedaris is surprised to learn that in France,

3. Sedaris decides to try a crossword puzzle when

4. Sedaris' attempt to recruit his guitar teacher for his jingle-singing act results in

5. Thanks to his sister, Amy, Sedaris learns

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