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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The City of Light in the Dark.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One glaring difference Sedaris notices between watching movies in the U.S and watching them in Paris is
(a) No one talks during the movies in Paris.
(b) No one eats during the movies in Paris.
(c) No one knows who he is in Paris.
(d) No one needs subtitles in Paris.

2. In the end, Sedaris' authority is undermined when
(a) He refuses to answer a student's question about his salary.
(b) He allows a student to teach the class.
(c) He admits how much money he is paid to teach the class
(d) He admits that he has never been published.

3. When Sedaris watches American movies in Paris, he
(a) Does not feel homesick.
(b) Does not remember he is in Paris.
(c) Does not feel guilty for escaping to the theatre.
(d) Does not feel ashamed to be American.

4. Sedaris decides to make his students more comfortable by
(a) Allowing them to drink in class.
(b) Letting them design the class activities.
(c) Allowing them to smoke in class.
(d) Sharing his private life with them.

5. Why is Sedaris offered a job teaching a writing workshop?
(a) He has teaching experience.
(b) The scheduled professor quit at the last moment.
(c) He is friends with the department chair.
(d) He has been published several times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though Sedaris is in Paris, he spends most of his time

2. What changes Sedaris' mind about visiting France for the summer?

3. Sedaris claims he sees so many movies because

4. How does Sedaris prepare to teach his workshop?

5. Unlike American theaters, French theaters

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