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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 gym did Adam and Martha first try out on in Paris?
(a) Regiment Rouge.
(b) The health club at the Ritz.
(c) Haussmann.
(d) Place Americaine.

2. What was the unemployment rate in France in The Chill?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 12 percent.
(c) 8 percent.
(d) 15 percent.

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

4. What is the name of the satirical paper that Gopnik buys every Wednesday?
(a) Les Deux Enfants.
(b) Le Monde.
(c) Le Canard Enchaine.
(d) L'Olympus.

5. What is the name of the gym Adam and Martha eventually join?
(a) Haussmann.
(b) Place Americaine.
(c) The Ritz health club.
(d) Regiment Rouge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do French intellectuals regard the affect of American culture on France?

2. Where is Gopnik's fax machine made?

3. Who appointed Juppe to his position as Prime Minister?

4. What year did Gopnik enjoy his first stay in Paris for one year?

5. Which is not one of the estimates of the number of domaine prive apartments listed in the chapter Private Domain?

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