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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 too expensive.
(c) Nicole does not like the food.
(d) It is unfashionable.

2. Which is not one of the restaurants mentioned in the first chapter, Paris to the Moon?
(a) Le Sasilic.
(b) Chez Andre.
(c) Chez Doux.
(d) Le Souffle.

3. What is the name of the French economist who claimed that the U.S. economy was stagnant?
(a) Chen.
(b) Philippe Sollers.
(c) Emmanuel Todd.
(d) Bertrand Heloise.

4. What do the students want to achieve from their strike?
(a) They want more government housing options for students and newer buildings on college campuses.
(b) They want smaller classes and more government subsidies.
(c) They want better health benefits.
(d) They want more guaranteed jobs after graduation.

5. What book written by Juppe does Gopnik mention in Private Domain?
(a) La Tentation de Vinse.
(b) Verite.
(c) Emile.
(d) L'Affaire des logements.

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

7. What color of track suits do the employees of Adam's gym wear?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

8. What sentence was Papon given by the jury?
(a) He was given a pardon for his work for the state.
(b) He was fined 500,000 dollars.
(c) Ten years in prison.
(d) Death.

9. Which designer created a forest-like set in Couture Shock?
(a) Ungaro.
(b) Yves Saint Laurent.
(c) Olivier Lapidus.
(d) Valentino.

10. How old is Luke when the Gopniks arrived in Paris?
(a) 8 months old.
(b) One year old.
(c) 4 months old.
(d) Two years old.

11. What is the name of the gym Adam and Martha eventually join?
(a) Haussmann.
(b) Regiment Rouge.
(c) Place Americaine.
(d) The Ritz health club.

12. What is the name of the movement that brought an emphasis on spices to compete with this ethic of the soil?
(a) Premiere preparation.
(b) Le mode parfait.
(c) Nouvelle cuisine.
(d) Cuisine francaise.

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

14. Which publication first revealed that Juppe had leased an apartment from the domaine privee of the city of Paris?
(a) The British paper, The Financial Times.
(b) Le Monde.
(c) The weekly comic paper Le Canard Enchaine.
(d) The New Yorker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the marquee of the Cafe de Flore?

2. What does Nisha's spouse do for a job?

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

4. What restaurant does Gopnik attend at the end of The Crisis of French Cooking where he has a wonderful French meal?

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

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