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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Rules of the Sport and The Chill.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Gopnik and his wife go to Paris before their move there in 1995?
(a) They stayed there for a week before they were married.
(b) They had never been to Paris together before the move in 1995.
(c) They went there on their honeymoon.
(d) They lived there for their first year of marriage in 1989.

2. How does Gopnik's turkey in The Strike compare with his previous experiences with turkeys?
(a) It is much more salty than he remembers turkey being.
(b) It tastes much poorer than other turkeys he has had.
(c) It has a very tough texture, but still tastes good.
(d) It is the best tasting turkey he has ever had.

3. What company was M. Meyssonier the president of?
(a) An engineering firm.
(b) A telephone company.
(c) A sanitation company.
(d) A mortgage lending company.

4. What is the name of the magazine that Adam Gopnik works as a correspondent for?
(a) Wired.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) Time Magazine.
(d) Better Homes and Garden.

5. Where is Adam attending the Baudrillard seminar in Winter Circus?
(a) The Beaubourg.
(b) The Louvre.
(c) Lycee Paris.
(d) The Sorbonne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the students want to achieve from their strike?

2. According to legend, what is supposed to take the place of sports for men in France?

3. Which famous writer had once been the mayor of Bordeaux, as mentioned in the chapter Private Domain?

4. What is the stadium eventually named in The Rules of the Sport?

5. Which is not one of the estimates of the number of domaine prive apartments listed in the chapter Private Domain?

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