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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alice in Paris, A Machine to Draw the World, Christmas Journal 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound awakens Gopnik on his first morning at home on the Left Bank?
(a) The drum of the city traffic.
(b) The neighbors listening to Mozart.
(c) The humm of the French radio.
(d) The sound of organ music.

2. Why does Luke refuse to enter the Barthelemy on rue de Grenelle?
(a) He does not like the smell.
(b) He carcasses of meat scare him.
(c) He loves to play hopscotch outside the store instead.
(d) He is afraid of the Butcher.

3. What surprise do the Gopnik's receive at Christmas in A Machine to Draw the World?
(a) They are given a dog.
(b) They find a new apartment.
(c) They find out they are expecting a baby.
(d) Their grandparents come for a surpise visit.

4. When Gopnik sits on a panel in Distant Errors, who does the panel blame for the American dominance of culture?
(a) Hollywood.
(b) The CIA and Ford.
(c) Walmart and McDonald's.
(d) The CIA and Disney.

5. What color is the marquee of the Cafe de Flore?
(a) White with green lettering.
(b) White with black lettering.
(c) Green with gilt lettering.
(d) Red with black lettering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why don't Adam and Nicole eat at Cafe de Flores in A Tale of Two Cafes?

2. Why is Alice in Paris?

3. What request did the Gopniks make from a Chinese restaurant that charmed the management?

4. Where did Alice own a restaurant prior to her visit to France?

5. How do French intellectuals regard the affect of American culture on France?

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