View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Handful of Cherries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most important lesson Gopnik has learned in Paris.
(a) He has learned to speak French.
(b) He has learned how to dress fashionably.
(c) He has learned to cook.
(d) He has learned to navigate the metro.

2. Why don't Adam and Nicole eat at Cafe de Flores in A Tale of Two Cafes?
(a) It is too expensive.
(b) There aren't any tables available.
(c) Nicole does not like the food.
(d) It is unfashionable.

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

4. How many Jews were deported to Auschwitz death camp while Papon was in power?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 500.
(d) 50.

5. What is the name of the taxidermy shop on rue du Bac?
(a) Minochette.
(b) Dreyolle.
(c) Oiseau.
(d) Orlovska.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political figure does Gopnik compare Barney to?

2. What food does Gopnik miss more than any other American food in Distant Errors?

3. Which is not one of the restaurants mentioned in the first chapter, Paris to the Moon?

4. What was the theme song of the victorious soccer team?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 247 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample