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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Papon accused of during his trial?
(a) Theft.
(b) Embezzlement of goods taken from Jewish holocaust victims.
(c) First degree murder.
(d) Complicity in crimes against humanity.

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

3. What is the name of the satirical paper that Gopnik buys every Wednesday?
(a) Les Deux Enfants.
(b) Le Monde.
(c) L'Olympus.
(d) Le Canard Enchaine.

4. What is the name of Adam's cousin who had fled Paris for London and made a small fortune in banking?
(a) Louis.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Max.
(d) Philippe.

5. Shortly after the problem with the tourist, why was the tower closed for several days in Trouble at the Tower?
(a) Security cameras were being mounted on the tower.
(b) The workers went on strike.
(c) The government installed automated ticket takers.
(d) A new elevator was installed.

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

7. How old is Juppe in Private Domain?
(a) 61.
(b) 50.
(c) 22.
(d) 30.

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

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

10. What does Gopnik call the notion that Americans wanted to consume in a world where workers were hidden or dressed up as nonhumans, so as not to be disconcerting?
(a) Disney World.
(b) Wonderland.
(c) McDonalds.
(d) Paris in July.

11. What is not one of the names suggested for the new stadium in The Rules of the Sport?
(a) Place Zinedine.
(b) Le Stade Platini.
(c) Verlaine.
(d) They wanted to name it after Saint-Exupery.

12. Which area of Paris does Gopnik find his apartment in?
(a) The Seventh Arrondissement.
(b) The Fourth Arrondissment.
(c) The Sixth Arrondissement.
(d) He isn't able to find an apartment in Paris and moves to the suburbs.

13. Who wrote the treatise L'Horreur Economique?
(a) Nicole Lepen.
(b) Jean Medicis.
(c) Viviane Forrester.
(d) Celeste Prix.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the magazine that Adam Gopnik works as a correspondent for?

2. How does the taxidermy shop make most of its money in Winter Circus?

3. How much had Juppe rented his apartment to himself for?

4. When Gopnik sits on a panel in Distant Errors, who does the panel blame for the American dominance of culture?

5. How old is Luke when the Gopniks arrived in Paris?

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