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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Martha's profession?

2. What is the name of the post-structuralist philosopher that enjoys French cuisine?

3. Who does Gopnik trace the history of French cuisine to?

4. What nationality was the tourist that got off on the first platform rather than the second in Trouble at the Tower?

5. How does Paris look at the time of the strike in the chapter, The Strike?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gopnik regard soccer at the beginning of The World Cup.

2. Describe the ancient carousel in the Luxembourg Gardens.

3. Why don't people buy the one thousand outfits exhibited at the haute couture shows?

4. Describe the engraving, Paris to the Moon, that Gopnik and his wife buy in Paris.

5. According to Gopnik, why do most people love Paris?

6. According to Gopnik, what keeps France functioning and unified?

7. What game does Adam play with Luke at the Ritz pool?

8. What did Gopnik name his "two cafe problem" after?

9. How do the French feel about American Halloween?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Gopnik illustrate the French penchant for over-dramatization and what does he delineate is the cause for their melodramatic ways?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how "Paris to the Moon" explores the issue of media and how simulated events contrast with reality. Include in your essay and explanation of Gopnik's statement that, "There is no Regulon in the Semiosphere."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the point of view utilized by Adam Gopnik in "Paris to the Moon". As this was a deliberate choice discuss why Gopnik may have selected the view he did and how the view employed was effective in the development of important themes. Make sure and specific textual examples to support your assertions.

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