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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 doesn't Luke like on his hamburger?
(a) Lettuce.
(b) Mustard.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Ketchup.

2. Who helps Gopnik prepare the meal for Alice?
(a) Susan Herrmann Loomis.
(b) Elise Chartreuse.
(c) Antoine Jacobsohn.
(d) His wife Martha.

3. Where did Alice own a restaurant prior to her visit to France?
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) New York.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What prevents signs and cultures from going universal?

3. What color is the marquee of the Cafe Deux Magots?

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

5. According to Gopnik in Distant Errors, what is the magic American word?

(see the answer key)

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