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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Papon's Paper Trail and Trouble at the Tower.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) 1500.
(c) 3000.
(d) 1300.

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?
(a) Le Pen's bill.
(b) Vichy bill.
(c) Debre bill.
(d) Crise bill.

5. What does Nisha's spouse do for a job?
(a) He is a chauffeur.
(b) He is a professor.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He is a chef.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which is not one of the animals mentioned in the taxidermy shop in Winter Circus?

4. What company was M. Meyssonier the president of?

5. After the tourist, a successful writer, formed a complaint against the tower employee in Trouble at the Tower, what action was taken?

(see the answer key)

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