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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. Which of the following is not an unusual word Sedaris learned in French?
(a) Exorcism.
(b) Lobotomy.
(c) Slaughterhouse.
(d) Bottleneck.

2. Though Sedaris is in Paris, he spends most of his time
(a) Watching documentaries.
(b) Watching silent films.
(c) Watching foreign films.
(d) Watching American films.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the essay, Sedaris compares himself to

2. Sedaris justifies viewing soap operas in class by

3. Sedaris claims he sees so many movies because

4. At the start of the essay, Sedaris explains how he met

5. Sedaris decides to make his students more comfortable by

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