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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Valencia is
(a) An exemplary boss for Sedaris.
(b) A starving artist who spends like she is wealthy.
(c) Wealthy, but lives like a starving artist.
(d) A woman who relies on her looks for everything.

2. Sedaris fears his father is not up to the task of caring for his new dog, Sophie, because
(a) He is older now, and she is old and dying.
(b) She is violent and does not obey him.
(c) He is older now, and she is young and strong.
(d) He is not as attentive to pets as he used to be.

3. While Sedaris has been preoccupied with tanning, his father has been preoccupied with
(a) His fear of the ocean.
(b) Scientific questions.
(c) The Miss Emollient Pageant.
(d) The price of beachfront property.

4. Sedaris' attempt to recruit his guitar teacher for his jingle-singing act results in
(a) Understanding.
(b) Comaraderie.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Rejection.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the essay, Miss Sampson tricks Sedaris by

2. When men are injured by the vachettes, Sedaris

3. In the Mr. Science fantasy, Sedaris

4. When Sedaris can no longer turn to his friends and family for help with the puzzles, he

5. Sedaris deals with his new fear of speaking French by

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