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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What restaurant does Gopnik attend at the end of The Crisis of French Cooking where he has a wonderful French meal?
(a) Derenne.
(b) Tournesol.
(c) Lexards.
(d) Spago.

2. Which workers were the first to begin a strike in the chapter The Strike?
(a) The sanitation workers.
(b) Telephone company workers.
(c) Police officers.
(d) The railroad workers.

3. What was the unemployment rate in France in The Chill?
(a) 8 percent.
(b) 15 percent.
(c) 12 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

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

5. Shortly after the problem with the tourist, why was the tower closed for several days in Trouble at the Tower?
(a) A new elevator was installed.
(b) The workers went on strike.
(c) The government installed automated ticket takers.
(d) Security cameras were being mounted on the tower.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the gym Adam and Martha eventually join?

3. What color of frame did the Gopniks frame their engraving of Paris to the Moon?

4. What news do the Gopnik's receive in April in A Machine to draw the World?

5. How does Gopnik usually begin cooking?

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