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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Handful of Cherries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doesn't Luke like on his hamburger?
(a) Lettuce.
(b) Mustard.
(c) Ketchup.
(d) Tomatoes.

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

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

4. Which nationality champions producerism, according to Gopnik?
(a) British.
(b) Chinese.
(c) American.
(d) French.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the satirical paper that Gopnik buys every Wednesday?

2. What was the theme song of the victorious soccer team?

3. How many waiters did the Balzar have?

4. What did Adam and Martha buy from BHV, that they had to return in The Winter Circus?

5. What is the title of the daily sports paper in France?

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