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

2. Unlike American theaters, French theaters
(a) Do not allow repeat viewings.
(b) Do not offer ice cream.
(c) Do not offer a choice of seats.
(d) Do not offer many concessions.

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

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

5. Sedaris claims he sees so many movies because
(a) He is too intimidated by the French to do anything else.
(b) He has not seen most of these films in America.
(c) He has no interest in other attractions.
(d) He is too lazy to do anything else.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what threatens to divide Sedaris' class?

2. How does Sedaris prepare to teach his workshop?

3. When Sedaris watches American movies in Paris, he

4. One glaring difference Sedaris notices between watching movies in the U.S and watching them in Paris is

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

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