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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. When did Gopnik and his wife go to Paris before their move there in 1995?
(a) They stayed there for a week before they were married.
(b) They went there on their honeymoon.
(c) They lived there for their first year of marriage in 1989.
(d) They had never been to Paris together before the move in 1995.

2. What sound awakens Gopnik on his first morning at home on the Left Bank?
(a) The sound of organ music.
(b) The humm of the French radio.
(c) The neighbors listening to Mozart.
(d) The drum of the city traffic.

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

4. How old is Luke when the Gopniks arrived in Paris?
(a) 4 months old.
(b) 8 months old.
(c) One year old.
(d) Two years old.

5. Which is not one of the animals mentioned in the taxidermy shop in Winter Circus?
(a) Giraffe.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Elephant.
(d) Polar Bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the American author of the cookbook, which includes some recipes from the Balzar?

2. What was the unemployment rate in France in The Chill?

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

4. Why is the association of friends of the Balzar hesitant to support the waiters in their walkout?

5. What gym did Adam and Martha first try out on in Paris?

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