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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. Which two American authors does Philippe Sollers debate with Gopnik?
(a) Roth and Updike.
(b) Dickinson and Hemingway.
(c) Fitzgerald and Twain.
(d) Sinclair and Faulkner.

2. Where is Gopnik's fax machine made?
(a) It is made by France Telecom in France.
(b) It is made in Sweden.
(c) It is a U.S. machine he brought over.
(d) It is made in China.

3. What political figure does Gopnik compare Barney to?
(a) George Bush.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Joseph McCarthy.
(d) Oprah.

4. How do French intellectuals regard the affect of American culture on France?
(a) They blame America for the decline of French art and literature.
(b) They love abstract influence from America and credit it with changing French thought.
(c) They think America has no influence whatsoever on the French arts.
(d) They are completely indifferent with American culture and don't even know prominent American authors.

5. What is the name of the poet who wrote about the wrapping of a sugar cube?
(a) Guillaume Apollinaire.
(b) T.S. Eliot.
(c) Stephane Mallarme.
(d) Victor Hugo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gopnik's opinion of Mitterrand's grand projects such as the library?

2. What magazine is Nicole Wisniak an editor for?

3. What error displays most often on Gopnik's fax machine?

4. How long does Gopnik braise a lamb for, when he prepares dinner for Waters?

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

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