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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. Where did Gopnik first hear the term "lessons from things."
(a) He heard it on the radio.
(b) He heard it in the play Tartouffe.
(c) It is a French school term.
(d) He read it in a novel.

2. What news do the Gopnik's receive in April in A Machine to draw the World?
(a) They find out Luke has a terminal illness.
(b) They are told they are expecting a baby.
(c) They find out Gopnik's job is being disolved.
(d) They are told they have three months to move.

3. What magazine is Nicole Wisniak an editor for?
(a) Elle.
(b) Egoiste.
(c) Marie Claire.
(d) Liberte.

4. Where did Alice own a restaurant prior to her visit to France?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

5. What mistake does Gopnik make while decorating the Christmas tree in A Machine to Draw the World?
(a) He puts the branches through the lights rather than tying them on.
(b) He leaves off the angel.
(c) He hangs lights that do not work.
(d) He hangs the ornaments upside down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gopnik's opinion of Mitterrand's grand projects such as the library?

2. What response do Luke's French friend have to Barney?

3. When Gopnik sits on a panel in Distant Errors, who does the panel blame for the American dominance of culture?

4. Where is Alice Waters from originally?

5. What color of frame did the Gopniks frame their engraving of Paris to the Moon?

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