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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Handful of Cherries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to legend, what is supposed to take the place of sports for men in France?
(a) Work and food.
(b) Hunting and food.
(c) Books and music.
(d) Sex and food.

2. Who appointed Juppe to his position as Prime Minister?
(a) Edouard Balladur.
(b) Christine Ockrent.
(c) He was voted in by the populace.
(d) Jacques Chirac.

3. What was the unemployment rate in France in The Chill?
(a) 15 percent.
(b) 10 percent.
(c) 8 percent.
(d) 12 percent.

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

5. What does Bucher offer the waiters who leave the Balzar.
(a) A fat envelope.
(b) He offers them a position in one of his other restaurants.
(c) He offers them nothing.
(d) He offers them a reccommendation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Gopnik's spend the month of August while they live in Paris?

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

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

4. What gym did Adam and Martha first try out on in Paris?

5. Where is Luke's baby-sitter Nisha from?

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