Happy-Go-Lucky Test | Final Test - Easy

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Happy-Go-Lucky Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the title "Pussytoes" come from?
(a) A song that Lou used to sing.
(b) Lou's wife's nickname for him.
(c) Flowers in a park.
(d) The Sedaris siblings' childhood pet.

2. In "Lady Marmalade," what incident causes Lou's attitude toward Gretchen to change?
(a) He discovers her having sex with her boyfriend.
(b) She moves out when she is only seventeen.
(c) She accuses him of inappropriate behavior.
(d) He finds marijuana in her bedroom.

3. In "Pearls," what age does Sedaris say is the official start of old age?
(a) 45.
(b) 50.
(c) 60.
(d) 55.

4. In "Happy-Go-Lucky," what does Amy catch Sedaris doing at his father's funeral?
(a) Hiding a laugh.
(b) Looking at his phone.
(c) Crying.
(d) Making notes.

5. In the beginning of "Fresh-Caught Haddock," where are Sedaris, Amy, and Hugh as they listen to the sounds of the protest?
(a) In an upscale boutique on Fifth Avenue.
(b) In the kitchen of one of Amy's apartments.
(c) In a restaurant bordering Central Park.
(d) On the terrace of one of Hugh and Sedaris's apartments.

6. In "A Better Place," what is Sedaris's response to the idea that his father will always be with him?
(a) He will make an effort to swear less, in that case.
(b) His father is not some kind of eternal stalker.
(c) His father was never with him in life.
(d) He does not want his father to be with him.

7. In "Lucky-Go-Happy," when is Sedaris finally able to go back to touring?
(a) Fall of 2021.
(b) Spring of 2022.
(c) Fall of 2020.
(d) Spring of 2021.

8. According to "Lady Marmalade," what was unusual about the way Lou usually dressed at home?
(a) He liked to wear their mother's robe.
(b) He often did not wear pants.
(c) He wore the same dirty t-shirt for weeks.
(d) He wore his winter coat indoors.

9. In "Lady Marmalade," what did Lou want to show the family when he unbuttoned Lisa's shirt at dinner?
(a) A tattoo.
(b) Her birthmark.
(c) A bruise.
(d) Her bra.

10. In "The Vacuum," what task does Sedaris find himself performing for other shoppers?
(a) Sanitizing sales terminals.
(b) Locating stock.
(c) Opening the door.
(d) Bagging groceries.

11. In "Smile, Beautiful," what does Sedaris offer to pay for on behalf of the young man in the thrift shop?
(a) College classes.
(b) A business wardrobe.
(c) A trip to Paris.
(d) Dental work.

12. What most bothers Sedaris about the phrases he discusses in "A Better Place" ?
(a) They are self-serving.
(b) They are hypocritical.
(c) They are empty of meaning.
(d) They are obvious lies.

13. On page 151 of "The Vacuum," what phrase does Sedaris say he resents having survived the pandemic?
(a) "Have a blessed day."
(b) "No problem."
(c) "Welcome in."
(d) "Howdy do."

14. In "Lucky-Go-Happy," what does Sedaris see on the floor at Charlotte Douglas International Airport?
(a) A discarded condom.
(b) Cigarette butts.
(c) A pair of boxer shorts.
(d) Dog excrement.

15. In "Pussytoes," what does Lou tell the president of Princeton University?
(a) Amy is a better speaker than Sedaris.
(b) He finds it hard to believe the graduates will know who Sedaris is.
(c) Gretchen is a better artist than Sedaris.
(d) There is no way Sedaris could have gotten into Princeton.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Smile, Beautiful," what does a woman at a book signing tell Sedaris that brings him close to tears?

2. In the anecdote Sedaris tells about the woman with the facial injury in "Smile, Beautiful," what was the women bitten by?

3. In "Pearls," what does Sedaris tell the woman in Sussex about Hugh?

4. In "Pussytoes," what does Sedaris say he wants for his own casket, someday?

5. In "A Better Place," what is Sedaris implying when he comments about the long lives of Dick Cheney, Henry Kissinger, and Rupert Murdoch?

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