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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of the population was in favor of stopping work at fifty-five in The Chill?
(a) 80 percent.
(b) 20 percent.
(c) 70 percent.
(d) 55 percent.

2. How much had Juppe rented his apartment to himself for?
(a) Five hundred dollars a month.
(b) Five thousand dollars a month.
(c) One thousand dollars a month.
(d) Three thousand dollars a month.

3. What nationality was the tourist that got off on the first platform rather than the second in Trouble at the Tower?
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) Canadian.
(d) German.

4. What does Luke like to do outside the toy store on the boulevard Saint-Germain?
(a) Listen to the street performers.
(b) Look at the window at the displays.
(c) Ride the musical horse.
(d) Eat a giant scoop of ice cream.

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

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

7. What does Nisha's spouse do for a job?
(a) He is a chef.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a professor.
(d) He is a chauffeur.

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

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

10. How many remotes does Gopnik receive for his television in Winter Circus?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

11. 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) Cuisine francaise.
(c) Nouvelle cuisine.
(d) Le mode parfait.

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

13. What color is the marquee of the Cafe de Flore?
(a) Green with gilt lettering.
(b) White with black lettering.
(c) White with green lettering.
(d) Red with black lettering.

14. Which famous writer had once been the mayor of Bordeaux, as mentioned in the chapter Private Domain?
(a) Pascal.
(b) Montaigne.
(c) Emile Zola.
(d) Descartes.

15. What is the name of the taxidermy shop on rue du Bac?
(a) Dreyolle.
(b) Orlovska.
(c) Oiseau.
(d) Minochette.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the prosecution consider Papon's sentence?

2. What is the name of the bill supported by Le Pen which would have required people inform police if they had a foreign guest?

3. What is the name of the satirical paper that Gopnik buys every Wednesday?

4. How do French intellectuals regard the affect of American culture on France?

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

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