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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The toughest trip Sedaris can remember enduring as a child involved
(a) Taking care of his grandmother who had Alzheimer's.
(b) Taking part in the sack race at the IBM picnic.
(c) Having to hide in the back of a jeep while soldiers pursued him.
(d) Living with a family who did not remember his birthday.

2. Sedaris says he sounds like an evil baby when speaking French because
(a) He refuses to speak French aloud.
(b) He refuses to learn new words.
(c) He only uses curse words.
(d) He only uses nouns at first.

3. Sedaris recalls that his mother explained
(a) That one should never leave a toilet unflushed.
(b) That one should never make a bowel movement at another's home.
(c) That everyone had bowel movements, so he should not be ashamed about them.
(d) That everyone had bowel movements, but that we should not admit to them.

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

5. Sedaris compares his father's most recent dog, Sophie, to
(a) A capricious young bride.
(b) An inexperienced substitute teacher.
(c) A trophy wife.
(d) A substitute wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an unusual word Sedaris learned in French?

2. Sedaris initially offends the American couple by

3. Valencia is

4. Sedaris goes to work for Patrick because

5. Sedaris wonders at the way Paul and his father

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