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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sedaris confesses his own fear is that
(a) His self-worth is based on completion of the puzzles.
(b) His self-worth is based on how many facts he can memorize.
(c) His self-worth is reflected by his ex-boyfriend's indifference.
(d) His self-worth is determined by the reference books.

2. Whose childhood stories does Sedaris borrow for this essay?
(a) Hugh's.
(b) Amy's.
(c) His mother's.
(d) His father's.

3. Sedaris decides to make his students more comfortable by
(a) Letting them design the class activities.
(b) Allowing them to drink in class.
(c) Sharing his private life with them.
(d) Allowing them to smoke in class.

4. Sedaris discussed his speech therapy sessions
(a) Only with his mother.
(b) Only with his father.
(c) With his sisters.
(d) With other speech therapy students.

5. Sedaris' enjoyment of the ocean was ruined by
(a) His interest in sun-bathing.
(b) His experiences swimming in it.
(c) His mother's comparing it to a saltwater toilet.
(d) His father's explanation of the tides.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris' father asks him if he knows

2. Unlike Sedaris' childhood fieldtrips to historic villages, Hugh's school took him to visit

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

4. Facing his lack of artistic talent might mean

5. Sedaris feels out of place in the restaurant because

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