1. Noting that this is a piece excerpted from a memoir, tell us who the narrator is. How old is the narrator?
The speaker is David Sedaris; he is forty-one years old that has chosen to go back to school.
2. Where does the story take place?
The setting of the story took place in Paris; there he learnt to speak French.
3. Even if you don’t know who “Pa Kettle” is, what can you guess about this person’s character traits?
From the well-known canvas “American Gothic” I was introduced to Pa and Ma Kettle. In my perspective David was an outside in Paris, similar to the farmland man at the back of a fashion show; Pa Kettle.
4. What two adjectives would you use to describe the teacher in the story? How does the narrator lead you to make these
