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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The World Cup, and After, The Balzar Wars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Adam and Martha miss about New York in The Rookie?
(a) The carrot cake.
(b) The newspapers.
(c) Central Park.
(d) The consensual anonymity.

2. What day did the strike begin on?
(a) December 1.
(b) December 24.
(c) November 24.
(d) October 11.

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

4. What is the name of the batter who ties himself into a knot?
(a) Jesse the Great.
(b) Terrible Ty Cobb.
(c) Big Babe Ruth.
(d) Horrible Howard Blowsky.

5. What bothers Gopnik most about soccer?
(a) The lack of action.
(b) The commentators.
(c) The low scores.
(d) The faking of injuries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the young publisher who gives a speech at the Balzar that gets media coverage?

2. Where is the Rookie from?

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

4. How does Gopnik usually begin cooking?

5. What team does the Rookie begin to play for?

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