1. What did Gopnik need to do before he could receive his carte de sejour?
(a) He needed to take an exam proving his language abilities.
(b) He needed to have his photograph taken.
(c) He needed to undergo a physical.
(d) He need to pay an outstanding parking ticket.

2. What book written by Juppe does Gopnik mention in Private Domain?
(a) Emile.
(b) La Tentation de Vinse.
(c) Verite.
(d) L'Affaire des logements.

3. After the tourist, a successful writer, formed a complaint against the tower employee in Trouble at the Tower, what action was taken?
(a) The woman was credited money.
(b) Nothing happened and her complaint was dismissed.
(c) The employee was fired.
(d) The woman was barred from riding the tower again.

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

5. What do the French insist on putting on their Christmas trees?
(a) A nutcracker hidden in the boughs.
(b) A series of cuts in the stem marking the day it was cut.
(c) A wooden cross at the bottom that makes it difficult to water the tree.
(d) Real candles on the boughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gopnik call the notion that Americans wanted to consume in a world where workers were hidden or dressed up as nonhumans, so as not to be disconcerting?

2. Where is Luke's baby-sitter Nisha from?

3. Where is Adam attending the Baudrillard seminar in Winter Circus?

4. What year did Gopnik enjoy his first stay in Paris for one year?

5. According to legend, what is supposed to take the place of sports for men in France?

(see the answer key)

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