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

2. According to Gopnik in Distant Errors, what is the magic American word?
(a) Love.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Fun.
(d) Things.

3. How many visits did Adam's new gym suggest he have per week for a "New York-style" commitment?
(a) Once per week.
(b) Three times a week.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Four times a week.

4. What did Adam and Martha buy from BHV, that they had to return in The Winter Circus?
(a) A television.
(b) A toaster.
(c) An iron.
(d) A teapot.

5. Why don't Adam and Nicole eat at Cafe de Flores in A Tale of Two Cafes?
(a) It is unfashionable.
(b) It is too expensive.
(c) There aren't any tables available.
(d) Nicole does not like the food.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many good soccer teams does Paris have?

2. What did Adam have to undergo before he was allowed to work out on the machines at this gym?

3. How did Adam first hear about the bomb going off in the Left Bank?

4. How old is Juppe in Private Domain?

5. What class is most enthusiastic about the strikes in France?

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