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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. What prevents signs and cultures from going universal?
(a) Religion.
(b) Language.
(c) Literature.
(d) Art.

2. What color is the marquee of the Cafe Deux Magots?
(a) Green with gilt lettering.
(b) Black with gilt lettering.
(c) White with red lettering.
(d) White with green lettering.

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

4. How does Gopnik's turkey in The Strike compare with his previous experiences with turkeys?
(a) It is the best tasting turkey he has ever had.
(b) It is much more salty than he remembers turkey being.
(c) It tastes much poorer than other turkeys he has had.
(d) It has a very tough texture, but still tastes good.

5. When did Gopnik and his wife go to Paris before their move there in 1995?
(a) They had never been to Paris together before the move in 1995.
(b) They lived there for their first year of marriage in 1989.
(c) They stayed there for a week before they were married.
(d) They went there on their honeymoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nisha's spouse do for a job?

2. What color is the marquee of the Cafe de Flore?

3. What is the name of the bill supported by Le Pen which would have required people inform police if they had a foreign guest?

4. How does Paris look at the time of the strike in the chapter, The Strike?

5. What is the name of Adam's cousin who had fled Paris for London and made a small fortune in banking?

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