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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Rules of the Sport and The Chill.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Adam and Martha buy from BHV, that they had to return in The Winter Circus?
(a) An iron.
(b) A toaster.
(c) A teapot.
(d) A television.

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

4. What class is most enthusiastic about the strikes in France?
(a) The lower class.
(b) The middle class.
(c) All classes are equally invested in strikes.
(d) The upper class.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many visits did Adam's new gym suggest he have per week for a "New York-style" commitment?

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

3. In what way was Gopnik worried that the strike would affect his life in the chapter The Strike?

4. What did Adam listen to when he road the bicycle in The Rules of the Sport?

5. What gym did Adam and Martha first try out on in Paris?

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