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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Angels Dining at the Ritz and One Last Ride.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drug does Gopnik compare Barney to?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Meth.

2. Where do the Gopnik's spend the month of August while they live in Paris?
(a) In the south of France.
(b) They like to stay in Paris and observe the tourists.
(c) Back home in America.
(d) In England.

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

4. Where is Adam attending the Baudrillard seminar in Winter Circus?
(a) Lycee Paris.
(b) The Sorbonne.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) The Beaubourg.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dresses the baby in Like a King?

2. In what way was Gopnik worried that the strike would affect his life in the chapter The Strike?

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

4. What sound awakens Gopnik on his first morning at home on the Left Bank?

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

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