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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) Slaughterhouse.
(b) Exorcism.
(c) Bottleneck.
(d) Lobotomy.

2. At the start of the essay, Sedaris explains how he met
(a) Hugh.
(b) Amy.
(c) Alisha.
(d) Bonnie.

3. Sedaris justifies viewing soap operas in class by
(a) Creating a writing assignment in which students predicted upcoming events.
(b) Creating an assignment in which students wrote their own soap operas.
(c) Arguing that soap operas taught attention to character.
(d) Arguing that soap operas were an eduring fom of writing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the end, Sedaris' authority is undermined when

3. Sedaris claims he sees so many movies because

4. In this essay, Sedaris' itineraries revolve around

5. Unlike American theaters, French theaters

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