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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 is the name of the man who purchases the Balzar?
(a) Jacques Chirac.
(b) Jean-Paul Bucher.
(c) Christophe Berdonne.
(d) Lorenzo Vaentin.

2. What response do Luke's French friend have to Barney?
(a) They like him.
(b) They are completely indifferent to him.
(c) They hate him.
(d) They refuse to watch him.

3. Who appointed Juppe to his position as Prime Minister?
(a) Jacques Chirac.
(b) Edouard Balladur.
(c) He was voted in by the populace.
(d) Christine Ockrent.

4. Which area of Paris does Gopnik find his apartment in?
(a) The Fourth Arrondissment.
(b) He isn't able to find an apartment in Paris and moves to the suburbs.
(c) The Sixth Arrondissement.
(d) The Seventh Arrondissement.

5. What day did the strike begin on?
(a) November 24.
(b) December 24.
(c) October 11.
(d) December 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news do the Gopnik's receive in April in A Machine to draw the World?

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

3. What did Gopnik need to do before he could receive his carte de sejour?

4. Shortly after the problem with the tourist, why was the tower closed for several days in Trouble at the Tower?

5. What is the name of the post-structuralist philosopher that enjoys French cuisine?

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