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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Based Upon a True Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim Timothy offer to the pastor of the church?
(a) An organ.
(b) A new church.
(c) A new house.
(d) A cadillac.

2. In a previous interview, Sedaris said he liked the ________.
(a) Perks.
(b) Car.
(c) Uniforms.
(d) Pay.

3. How old is the director of "A Christmas Carol"?
(a) 11.
(b) 88.
(c) 22.
(d) 12.

4. What is the feeling Sedaris has for his sister Lisa at the end of "Dinah, the Christmas Whore"?
(a) Pride.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Fear.
(d) Pity.

5. How long after the miraculous surgery in "Based Upon a True Story" does the boy die?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time does Jim Timothy give the congregation to take him up on his offer?

2. Where is the first school performance that Thaddeus Bristol critiques?

3. What are all the top hats made from in the performances Thaddeus Bristol sees?

4. What is the name of the town the Dunbar's live in?

5. At Sedaris's cafeteria, the customer is always ________.

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