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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Pledge Allegiance to the Bag.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sedaris deals with his new fear of speaking French by
(a) Speaking only Enlish.
(b) Pretending to be deaf.
(c) Forcing himself to join in conversations.
(d) Writing down all his comments.

2. Miss Sampson believes Sedaris lisps because
(a) He has a lazy tongue.
(b) He cannot hear the sound of his own voice.
(c) He never learned to speak correctly.
(d) He wants to stand out among other students.

3. How does Sedaris prepare to teach his workshop?
(a) He reads articles by famous writers.
(b) He writes elaborate lesson plans.
(c) He practices introducing himself in front of the mirror while holding a briefcase.
(d) He organizes several get-to-know-you activities.

4. Sedaris describes his guitar teacher as
(a) Short.
(b) A dwarf.
(c) A midget.
(d) An expert.

5. Sedaris resents his father's approach toward art because
(a) He knows his father's talent has not passed on to him.
(b) Art eludes both him and his father, but his father is viewed as an artist.
(c) It seems to come easily to his father, yet he does not invest in it.
(d) He wants to be like his father, but cannot be.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amy Sedaris is fond of

2. Thanks to his sister, Amy, Sedaris learns

3. When Hugh's father was late picking him up from the movies, he discovered

4. What does Sedaris notice about many signs posted in America?

5. Ironically, Sedaris and his siblings mock the fisherman's tan skin because

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