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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. Which is not one of the estimates of the number of domaine prive apartments listed in the chapter Private Domain?
(a) More than 4000.
(b) 1300.
(c) 1500.
(d) 3000.

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

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

4. What percentage of the population was in favor of stopping work at fifty-five in The Chill?
(a) 20 percent.
(b) 55 percent.
(c) 70 percent.
(d) 80 percent.

5. Who appointed Juppe to his position as Prime Minister?
(a) Jacques Chirac.
(b) Christine Ockrent.
(c) Edouard Balladur.
(d) He was voted in by the populace.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many remotes does Gopnik receive for his television in Winter Circus?

4. How much had Juppe rented his apartment to himself for?

5. Which area of Paris does Gopnik find his apartment in?

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