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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. Sedaris is considered a celebrity by French teenagers because
(a) He owns a glamorous home.
(b) He is a published author.
(c) He is from New York City.
(d) He knows many celebrities.

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

3. Who or what threatens to divide Sedaris' class?
(a) An asthmatic who protected the smoking rule in class.
(b) Sedaris' Pillow Talk segment, where students discussed their personal lives.
(c) An older returning student who claimed he was wasting her time.
(d) The teenage freshmen students.

4. 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.

5. How does Sedaris prepare to teach his workshop?
(a) He organizes several get-to-know-you activities.
(b) He writes elaborate lesson plans.
(c) He reads articles by famous writers.
(d) He practices introducing himself in front of the mirror while holding a briefcase.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris justifies viewing soap operas in class by

2. Why is Sedaris offered a job teaching a writing workshop?

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

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

5. In this essay, Sedaris' itineraries revolve around

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