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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 do the French insist on putting on their Christmas trees?
(a) Real candles on the boughs.
(b) A nutcracker hidden in the boughs.
(c) A series of cuts in the stem marking the day it was cut.
(d) A wooden cross at the bottom that makes it difficult to water the tree.

2. What is the name of the French economist who claimed that the U.S. economy was stagnant?
(a) Emmanuel Todd.
(b) Chen.
(c) Bertrand Heloise.
(d) Philippe Sollers.

3. Why is Alice in Paris?
(a) She is visiting Adam.
(b) She is opening a restaurant at the Louvre.
(c) She is learning a new pastry technique.
(d) She is a receiving an award.

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

5. What error displays most often on Gopnik's fax machine?
(a) Bourage de papier.
(b) Pas de probleme.
(c) Pas d'identitie.
(d) Erreur distante.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprise do the Gopnik's receive at Christmas in A Machine to Draw the World?

2. What news do the Gopnik's receive in April in A Machine to draw the World?

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

4. What is the most important lesson Gopnik has learned in Paris.

5. When Gopnik sits on a panel in Distant Errors, who does the panel blame for the American dominance of culture?

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