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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Winter Circus—The Strike and The Winter Circus, Christmas Journal 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is remarkable about the turkey that Gopnik receives in The Strike?
(a) It is a rare breed of turkey.
(b) It has not been frozen and was raised in open air.
(c) It was shipped from America.
(d) It is extremely large.

3. What was the profession of Gopnik's parents?
(a) They were both writers.
(b) They were artists.
(c) They were college professors.
(d) They were chefs.

4. What was Martha's profession?
(a) She was a nurse.
(b) She was a screenwriter.
(c) She was a librarian.
(d) She was a dancer.

5. What year did Gopnik enjoy his first stay in Paris for one year?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1991.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Adam take Luke on rainy days?

2. What is the name of the magazine that Adam Gopnik works as a correspondent for?

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

4. Which is not one of the restaurants mentioned in the first chapter, Paris to the Moon?

5. What class is most enthusiastic about the strikes in France?

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