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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. How much had Juppe rented his apartment to himself for?
(a) Five hundred dollars a month.
(b) Three thousand dollars a month.
(c) One thousand dollars a month.
(d) Five thousand dollars a month.

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

3. Where is Luke's baby-sitter Nisha from?
(a) Senegal.
(b) Sri Lanka.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Argentina.

4. How does the taxidermy shop make most of its money in Winter Circus?
(a) Stuffing exotic animals from hunting expeditions.
(b) Selling bugs and butterflies to collectors.
(c) Stuffing beloved family pets.
(d) Stuffing animals for various zoos.

5. Which famous writer had once been the mayor of Bordeaux, as mentioned in the chapter Private Domain?
(a) Emile Zola.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Pascal.
(d) Montaigne.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paris look at the time of the strike in the chapter, The Strike?

2. What book written by Juppe does Gopnik mention in Private Domain?

3. What movie star did Gopnik and his cousin fall in love with, when they were boys?

4. How does Gopnik's turkey in The Strike compare with his previous experiences with turkeys?

5. What is the name of the taxidermy shop on rue du Bac?

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