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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. Who appointed Juppe to his position as Prime Minister?
(a) Christine Ockrent.
(b) Jacques Chirac.
(c) He was voted in by the populace.
(d) Edouard Balladur.

2. How did Adam first hear about the bomb going off in the Left Bank?
(a) From the television.
(b) In the newspaper, Le Monde.
(c) From the street sweeper.
(d) From the lady who keeps the striped-pajama boutique.

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

4. What is the name of the bill supported by Le Pen which would have required people inform police if they had a foreign guest?
(a) Le Pen's bill.
(b) Debre bill.
(c) Crise bill.
(d) Vichy bill.

5. According to legend, what is supposed to take the place of sports for men in France?
(a) Work and food.
(b) Sex and food.
(c) Books and music.
(d) Hunting and food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Gopnik's fax machine made?

2. How many remotes does Gopnik receive for his television in Winter Circus?

3. What is the name of the magazine that Adam Gopnik works as a correspondent for?

4. What food does Gopnik miss more than any other American food in Distant Errors?

5. What was the unemployment rate in France in The Chill?

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