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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Tale of Two Cafés and Distant Errors, Christmas Journal 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Adam attending the Baudrillard seminar in Winter Circus?
(a) The Beaubourg.
(b) The Sorbonne.
(c) Lycee Paris.
(d) The Louvre.

2. What do the students want to achieve from their strike?
(a) They want smaller classes and more government subsidies.
(b) They want more guaranteed jobs after graduation.
(c) They want more government housing options for students and newer buildings on college campuses.
(d) They want better health benefits.

3. How does Paris look at the time of the strike in the chapter, The Strike?
(a) It is very dirty due to the sanitation workers striking.
(b) The city seems gray and drab in the wake of all the negative strike propaganda.
(c) It seems cheerful and sunny and spring is coming.
(d) It is decorated for Christmas.

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

5. How much had Juppe rented his apartment to himself for?
(a) Five thousand dollars a month.
(b) Five hundred dollars a month.
(c) Three thousand dollars a month.
(d) One thousand dollars a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many visits did Adam's new gym suggest he have per week for a "New York-style" commitment?

2. What is the name of the taxidermy shop on rue du Bac?

3. What is the stadium eventually named in The Rules of the Sport?

4. What movie star did Gopnik and his cousin fall in love with, when they were boys?

5. What is Gopnik's model of fax machine?

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