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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the author of Les Enfants de Saturne, who Gopnik contacts in A Tale of Two Cafes?
(a) Jean-Paul Enthove.
(b) Roger Cazes.
(c) Charles Maurras.
(d) Paul Boubal.

2. What class is most enthusiastic about the strikes in France?
(a) The upper class.
(b) The middle class.
(c) The lower class.
(d) All classes are equally invested in strikes.

3. How many Jews were deported to Auschwitz death camp while Papon was in power?
(a) 500.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 50.
(d) 3,000.

4. What sentence was Papon given by the jury?
(a) He was fined 500,000 dollars.
(b) Ten years in prison.
(c) He was given a pardon for his work for the state.
(d) Death.

5. What does Luke like to do outside the toy store on the boulevard Saint-Germain?
(a) Eat a giant scoop of ice cream.
(b) Listen to the street performers.
(c) Look at the window at the displays.
(d) Ride the musical horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shortly after the problem with the tourist, why was the tower closed for several days in Trouble at the Tower?

2. Which fashion show captivated Gopnik in the way of a "romantic cartoon," in Couture Shock?

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

4. What is Gopnik's model of fax machine?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gopnik think that writing is sometimes a depressing job?

2. What request did Claude Blanchot make to the association of Balzar supporters in A Handful of Cherries?

3. What observation does Gopnik make about French weather reports compared to those of an American place?

4. What does Gopnik mean by the phrase "the law of Inverse Natural Appeal" in A Tale of Two Cafes?

5. Why is it difficult to be lonely in Paris, according to Gopnik?

6. What unique action does Gopnik observe at the Valentino show in Paris?

7. Why does Gopnik view the French as stubborn in the chapter, The Strike?

8. What does Gopnik think the strike illustrates about the French way of coping with difficulties?

9. Why does Gopnik realize that trying to buy out the owner of the Balzar would be unsuccessful in A Handful of Cherries?

10. How did the Cafe de Flore get its name?

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