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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. Why did Julia take her first cooking class?

2. What did Julia say was the bright spot of her classes in France?

3. Julia said she wanted this book to be about what?

4. What surprised Julia during her first lunch in France?

5. Whom did Paul NOT want the French people to trust?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Simca ask Julia for help on her cookbook, and how did Julia respond?

2. What happened to Julia's French speaking skills after moving to Paris?

3. What did Julia think about making admissions over botched dishes?

4. How did Julia describe her first home with Paul in Paris?

5. How did Julia get a publisher for her first cookbook?

6. How was Julia raised?

7. Julia Child said this book was about what?

8. While attending Cordon Bleu, what did Julia do when she was not busy with school?

9. Julia had the hardest time adjusting to what in her first apartment in Paris?

10. What did Julia learn in Marseille about the French language?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What steps were taken for Julia's first book to be published, and what did Julia learn during each step of the process?

Essay Topic 2

How was Paul raised, and how did this differ from the way Julia was raised? How did these differences affect their chemistry within their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Fear was a common theme in this book that was presented a number of times by a number of people. What were some of these instances, and how did fear affect the people in the book?

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