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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Happy-Go Lucky" through "Lady Marmalade".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sedaris and his sister go to the gun range, what does he learn about for the first time?
(a) Gun purses.
(b) Gun safes.
(c) Gun hoarders.
(d) Trigger locks.

2. What family event are the Sedarises anticipating when Lou first falls and has to be hospitalized?
(a) A family vacation to the seaside.
(b) Lisa and Bob's fortieth wedding anniversary.
(c) Lou's 95th birthday.
(d) Gretchen's retirement party.

3. In "Pearls," what does Sedaris say his mother would often call to read him over the phone?
(a) His horoscope.
(b) Obituaries.
(c) Wedding announcements.
(d) Job listings.

4. In "To Serbia with Love," what is Patsy's job in Paris?
(a) Tour guide.
(b) Personal shopper.
(c) Museum curator.
(d) Interior decorator.

5. What does the Blue Mountain School District give its students to fight off an armed gunman?
(a) Paint guns.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Pepper spray.
(d) Whistles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pearls," how does Sedaris characterize the marital problems people faced in the 1970's and 1980's?

2. In "Highfalutin," what is Sedaris insulted at being mistaken for?

3. In "Fresh-Caught Haddock," why is wearing a mask at the protest a relief to Sedaris?

4. How is the term "highfalutin" introduced into the essay "Highfalutin"?

5. In "The Vacuum," what does Sedaris say he has learned through experience never to do on the streets of New York?

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