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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. Where do the friends of the Balzar meet in November before their breakfast with Bucher to talk strategy?
(a) The Balzar.
(b) A room at the film school.
(c) Mme. de Lavigne's apartment.
(d) The Cafe de Flores.

2. What did Adam have to undergo before he was allowed to work out on the machines at this gym?
(a) He had to get his eyes checked.
(b) He had to have a background check.
(c) He had to pass a test on safety exam.
(d) A consultation with the gym "professeur."

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

4. What prevents signs and cultures from going universal?
(a) Art.
(b) Language.
(c) Religion.
(d) Literature.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What goal does Gopnik set in The World Cup?

2. What does Gopnik bring back from his New York business trip to share with Luke in The Rookie?

3. How much money does Gopnik agree to commit to the Friends of the Balzar to keep the brasserie open?

4. What percentage of the population was in favor of stopping work at fifty-five in The Chill?

5. According to Gopnik, what is the unforgiving idol of New York?

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