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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 surprise do the Gopnik's receive at Christmas in A Machine to Draw the World?
(a) They are given a dog.
(b) They find out they are expecting a baby.
(c) Their grandparents come for a surpise visit.
(d) They find a new apartment.

2. What is the name of the poet who wrote about the wrapping of a sugar cube?
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) Victor Hugo.
(c) Guillaume Apollinaire.
(d) Stephane Mallarme.

3. How did Adam first hear about the bomb going off in the Left Bank?
(a) From the television.
(b) From the street sweeper.
(c) From the lady who keeps the striped-pajama boutique.
(d) In the newspaper, Le Monde.

4. What is the name of the American author of the cookbook, which includes some recipes from the Balzar?
(a) Daniel Young.
(b) William Jones.
(c) Pierce Avery.
(d) Philip Chance.

5. What news do the Gopnik's receive in April in A Machine to draw the World?
(a) They find out Gopnik's job is being disolved.
(b) They find out Luke has a terminal illness.
(c) They are told they have three months to move.
(d) They are told they are expecting a baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence was Papon given by the jury?

2. What is the name of the batter who ties himself into a knot?

3. How does the taxidermy shop make most of its money in Winter Circus?

4. Where did Papon flee to after he was convicted?

5. What do the students want to achieve from their strike?

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