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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Winter Circus—The Strike and The Winter Circus, Christmas Journal 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which workers were the first to begin a strike in the chapter The Strike?
(a) The sanitation workers.
(b) Police officers.
(c) The railroad workers.
(d) Telephone company workers.

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

3. Which is not one of the restaurants mentioned in the first chapter, Paris to the Moon?
(a) Chez Doux.
(b) Chez Andre.
(c) Le Souffle.
(d) Le Sasilic.

4. How does the taxidermy shop make most of its money in Winter Circus?
(a) Stuffing animals for various zoos.
(b) Stuffing beloved family pets.
(c) Stuffing exotic animals from hunting expeditions.
(d) Selling bugs and butterflies to collectors.

5. What did Adam and Martha buy from BHV, that they had to return in The Winter Circus?
(a) A teapot.
(b) An iron.
(c) A toaster.
(d) A television.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Gopnik and his wife go to Paris before their move there in 1995?

2. How did Adam first hear about the bomb going off in the Left Bank?

3. What is the name of Adam's cousin who had fled Paris for London and made a small fortune in banking?

4. Where is Adam attending the Baudrillard seminar in Winter Circus?

5. How old is Luke when the Gopniks arrived in Paris?

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