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

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

3. Which two American authors does Philippe Sollers debate with Gopnik?
(a) Sinclair and Faulkner.
(b) Dickinson and Hemingway.
(c) Fitzgerald and Twain.
(d) Roth and Updike.

4. What percentage of the population was in favor of stopping work at fifty-five in The Chill?
(a) 20 percent.
(b) 80 percent.
(c) 55 percent.
(d) 70 percent.

5. What is the name of the taxidermy shop on rue du Bac?
(a) Minochette.
(b) Oiseau.
(c) Dreyolle.
(d) Orlovska.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is remarkable about the turkey that Gopnik receives in The Strike?

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

3. Where is Luke's baby-sitter Nisha from?

4. What day did the strike begin on?

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

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