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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 company was M. Meyssonier the president of?
(a) An engineering firm.
(b) A mortgage lending company.
(c) A telephone company.
(d) A sanitation company.

2. What is the name of Adam's cousin who had fled Paris for London and made a small fortune in banking?
(a) Philippe.
(b) Louis.
(c) Pierre.
(d) Max.

3. What did Adam listen to when he road the bicycle in The Rules of the Sport?
(a) Stones on his walkman.
(b) He listens to a book on tape.
(c) He listens to the conversation of those working out around him.
(d) He watches CNN on the television.

4. What day did the strike begin on?
(a) October 11.
(b) December 24.
(c) December 1.
(d) November 24.

5. What is the name of the magazine that Adam Gopnik works as a correspondent for?
(a) Better Homes and Garden.
(b) Wired.
(c) Time Magazine.
(d) The New Yorker.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which publication first revealed that Juppe had leased an apartment from the domaine privee of the city of Paris?

4. What is the name of the bill supported by Le Pen which would have required people inform police if they had a foreign guest?

5. What did Adam have to undergo before he was allowed to work out on the machines at this gym?

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