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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Couture Shock and The Crisis in French Cooking.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the satirical paper that Gopnik buys every Wednesday?
(a) Le Canard Enchaine.
(b) Les Deux Enfants.
(c) L'Olympus.
(d) Le Monde.

2. 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 the conversation of those working out around him.
(c) He listens to a book on tape.
(d) He watches CNN on the television.

3. What was Papon accused of during his trial?
(a) First degree murder.
(b) Complicity in crimes against humanity.
(c) Theft.
(d) Embezzlement of goods taken from Jewish holocaust victims.

4. What did Adam's gym do to celebrate their opening?
(a) They hosted a relay race.
(b) They hosted a concert.
(c) They had a dance.
(d) The had a crepe party.

5. How does Gopnik's turkey in The Strike compare with his previous experiences with turkeys?
(a) It has a very tough texture, but still tastes good.
(b) It is much more salty than he remembers turkey being.
(c) It tastes much poorer than other turkeys he has had.
(d) It is the best tasting turkey he has ever had.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Luke when the Gopniks arrived in Paris?

2. What class is most enthusiastic about the strikes in France?

3. Which workers were the first to begin a strike in the chapter The Strike?

4. Which is not one of the estimates of the number of domaine prive apartments listed in the chapter Private Domain?

5. What movie star did Gopnik and his cousin fall in love with, when they were boys?

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