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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Adam and Martha buy from BHV, that they had to return in The Winter Circus?
(a) An iron.
(b) A teapot.
(c) A toaster.
(d) A television.

2. According to legend, what is supposed to take the place of sports for men in France?
(a) Hunting and food.
(b) Sex and food.
(c) Books and music.
(d) Work and food.

3. What color is the marquee of the Cafe Deux Magots?
(a) White with green lettering.
(b) Green with gilt lettering.
(c) Black with gilt lettering.
(d) White with red lettering.

4. What food does Gopnik miss more than any other American food in Distant Errors?
(a) A bran muffin.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Soup.

5. What did Adam listen to when he road the bicycle in The Rules of the Sport?
(a) He watches CNN on the television.
(b) He listens to a book on tape.
(c) Stones on his walkman.
(d) He listens to the conversation of those working out around him.

6. Where was the Givenchy show held in Couture Shock?
(a) In the Luxembourg Gardens.
(b) In the Louvre.
(c) In a stadium.
(d) At the George V.

7. How many haute couture shows were in Paris in Couture Shock?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

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

9. What company was M. Meyssonier the president of?
(a) An engineering firm.
(b) A telephone company.
(c) A sanitation company.
(d) A mortgage lending company.

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

11. What was the first fashion show that Gopnik attended in France?
(a) The Givenchy Show.
(b) The Valentio show.
(c) The Gucci show.
(d) The Yves St. Laurent show.

12. What is the name of the post-structuralist philosopher that enjoys French cuisine?
(a) Freitz Carem.
(b) Baroness de Rothschild.
(c) Eugenio Donato.
(d) Cesar Ritz.

13. Where does Adam take Luke on rainy days?
(a) The Ritz pool.
(b) The toy store.
(c) The taxidermy shop.
(d) The Luxembourg Gardens.

14. How many good soccer teams does Paris have?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Gopnik's fax machine made?

2. How old is Juppe in Private Domain?

3. How many visits did Adam's new gym suggest he have per week for a "New York-style" commitment?

4. What does Luke like to do outside the toy store on the boulevard Saint-Germain?

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

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