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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 batter who ties himself into a knot?
(a) Horrible Howard Blowsky.
(b) Big Babe Ruth.
(c) Jesse the Great.
(d) Terrible Ty Cobb.

2. What team does the Rookie begin to play for?
(a) The St. Louis Cardinals.
(b) The Boston Red Socks.
(c) The New York Giants.
(d) The Los Angeles Dodgers.

3. What ability does the Rookie have when he is discovered?
(a) He can run faster than boys twice his age.
(b) He can see a fly from one hundred yards away.
(c) He can throw stones with surprising accuracy.
(d) He can catch all types of balls.

4. What profession does Antoine Jacobsohn hold?
(a) He is a restaurant owner.
(b) He is a food critic.
(c) He is a chef.
(d) He is an agricultural scientist.

5. Which designer created a forest-like set in Couture Shock?
(a) Yves Saint Laurent.
(b) Ungaro.
(c) Valentino.
(d) Olivier Lapidus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is not one of the names suggested for the new stadium in The Rules of the Sport?

2. How does Gopnik usually begin cooking?

3. What prevents signs and cultures from going universal?

4. Where did Alice own a restaurant prior to her visit to France?

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

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