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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alice in Paris, A Machine to Draw the World, Christmas Journal 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gopnik's opinion of Mitterrand's grand projects such as the library?
(a) He finds them very homey.
(b) They do not impress him.
(c) He is indifferent to them.
(d) He is awestruck by them.

2. What sound awakens Gopnik on his first morning at home on the Left Bank?
(a) The sound of organ music.
(b) The humm of the French radio.
(c) The neighbors listening to Mozart.
(d) The drum of the city traffic.

3. What color of frame did the Gopniks frame their engraving of Paris to the Moon?
(a) Gold.
(b) Brown.
(c) Silver.
(d) Black.

4. Why does Luke refuse to enter the Barthelemy on rue de Grenelle?
(a) He carcasses of meat scare him.
(b) He does not like the smell.
(c) He is afraid of the Butcher.
(d) He loves to play hopscotch outside the store instead.

5. Which is not one of the girls from Luke's two-year old gym class mentioned in Barney?
(a) Neige.
(b) Amandine.
(c) Patrice.
(d) Jolie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Gopnik's fax machine made?

2. Why don't Adam and Nicole eat at Cafe de Flores in A Tale of Two Cafes?

3. What food does Gopnik miss more than any other American food in Distant Errors?

4. Where did Alice own a restaurant prior to her visit to France?

5. What is the name of the poet who wrote about the wrapping of a sugar cube?

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