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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 title The Youth In Asia applies to
(a) Euthanizing pets and the Japanese cartoon Fatty and Skinny.
(b) Sedaris' dogs, Fatty and Skinny.
(c) Euthanizing pets and adopting new ones.
(d) Sedaris' experiences living with a pet in Japan.

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

3. What does Sedaris feel he is sometimes called to do as an American living in Paris?
(a) He is called to defend his decision to keep his citizenship.
(b) He is called to apologize for Bill Clinton's exploits.
(c) He is called to explain or defend America.
(d) He is called to explain his move to France.

4. Whose childhood stories does Sedaris borrow for this essay?
(a) Amy's.
(b) Hugh's.
(c) His mother's.
(d) His father's.

5. Amy Sedaris sends her brother
(a) A complete French dictionary.
(b) An audio walking tour of Paris.
(c) An audio history of medicine in French.
(d) An audio walking tour of Notre Dame.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the bathroom, the major problem Sedaris faces is

2. Why did Hugh's family live in the Congo?

3. Using the reference books, Sedaris discovers a whole new world of

4. What adds to Sedaris' tension while he is in the bathroom?

5. Sedaris attempts to hide his lisp by

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