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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. Where did Gopnik first hear the term "lessons from things."
(a) He heard it on the radio.
(b) It is a French school term.
(c) He read it in a novel.
(d) He heard it in the play Tartouffe.

2. According to Gopnik, what is the unforgiving idol of New York?
(a) Money.
(b) Blues.
(c) The Office.
(d) Baseball.

3. After the tourist, a successful writer, formed a complaint against the tower employee in Trouble at the Tower, what action was taken?
(a) The employee was fired.
(b) Nothing happened and her complaint was dismissed.
(c) The woman was credited money.
(d) The woman was barred from riding the tower again.

4. How many visits did Adam's new gym suggest he have per week for a "New York-style" commitment?
(a) Twice a week.
(b) Once per week.
(c) Three times a week.
(d) Four times a week.

5. Why does Luke refuse to enter the Barthelemy on rue de Grenelle?
(a) He loves to play hopscotch outside the store instead.
(b) He does not like the smell.
(c) He is afraid of the Butcher.
(d) He carcasses of meat scare him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gopnik's turkey in The Strike compare with his previous experiences with turkeys?

2. What prevents signs and cultures from going universal?

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

4. Which nationality champions producerism, according to Gopnik?

5. What nationality was the tourist that got off on the first platform rather than the second in Trouble at the Tower?

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