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

2. What is the name of the French economist who claimed that the U.S. economy was stagnant?
(a) Bertrand Heloise.
(b) Emmanuel Todd.
(c) Philippe Sollers.
(d) Chen.

3. What is the name of Adam's cousin who had fled Paris for London and made a small fortune in banking?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Louis.
(c) Philippe.
(d) Max.

4. Where did Alice own a restaurant prior to her visit to France?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

5. How old is the Rookie when he is discovered in 1908?
(a) 6.
(b) 12
(c) 18.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the English restaurateur that Bucher threatens to sell the Balzar to?

2. What is the name of the author of Les Enfants de Saturne, who Gopnik contacts in A Tale of Two Cafes?

3. How many waiters did the Balzar have?

4. Where does Adam take Luke on rainy days?

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

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