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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. Where does Adam take Luke on rainy days?
(a) The Ritz pool.
(b) The taxidermy shop.
(c) The toy store.
(d) The Luxembourg Gardens.

2. What did Adam have to undergo before he was allowed to work out on the machines at this gym?
(a) He had to get his eyes checked.
(b) He had to pass a test on safety exam.
(c) He had to have a background check.
(d) A consultation with the gym "professeur."

3. How did Adam first hear about the bomb going off in the Left Bank?
(a) In the newspaper, Le Monde.
(b) From the television.
(c) From the street sweeper.
(d) From the lady who keeps the striped-pajama boutique.

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

5. According to Gopnik in Distant Errors, what is the magic American word?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Things.
(c) Fun.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Gopnik and his wife go to Paris before their move there in 1995?

2. What is remarkable about the turkey that Gopnik receives in The Strike?

3. Which famous writer had once been the mayor of Bordeaux, as mentioned in the chapter Private Domain?

4. What percentage of the population was in favor of stopping work at fifty-five in The Chill?

5. What prevents signs and cultures from going universal?

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