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Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Bonnie comes to enjoy New York when
(a) She visits the sites where no New Yorkers will visit.
(b) She visits the flea market with Sedaris and is pleasantly surprised by it.
(c) She visits the Plaza at tea time and discovers the real New York.
(d) She takes Sedaris' suggestion to dress appropriately.

3. Martin, the American husband, remarks that
(a) Sedaris stole Hugh's wallet.
(b) Sedaris, like all the French, smells badly.
(c) Sedaris stole his wallet on his last trip to Paris.
(d) Sedaris does not speak French well.

4. Sedaris claims that if he wanted to hear wall-to-wall French
(a) He would buy more French books on tape.
(b) He would simply participate in real life.
(c) He would move back to Normandy.
(d) He would go back to French class.

5. Instead of listening to French language tapes, Sedaris listens to
(a) Children's books on tape.
(b) French text books on tape.
(c) Old rock and roll tape.
(d) American books on tape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amy Sedaris is fond of

2. What prompts Lou Sedaris to enroll his children in music lessons?

3. Sedaris does not usually socialize with the members of his French class because

4. Sedaris finally recognizes Mr. Mancini as a fellow outsider when

5. Sedaris initially offends the American couple by

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