Paris to the Moon Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Adam Gopnik
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Paris to the Moon Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 woman was barred from riding the tower again.
(c) The employee was fired.
(d) Nothing happened and her complaint was dismissed.

3. Where did Papon flee to after he was convicted?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Germany.

4. What is remarkable about the turkey that Gopnik receives in The Strike?
(a) It has not been frozen and was raised in open air.
(b) It is extremely large.
(c) It is a rare breed of turkey.
(d) It was shipped from America.

5. What is the name of the magazine that Adam Gopnik works as a correspondent for?
(a) Better Homes and Garden.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) Time Magazine.
(d) Wired.

6. Where are most of the fashion shows held in Couture Shock?
(a) Museums.
(b) Hotels.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Theatres.

7. Who does Gopnik trace the history of French cuisine to?
(a) Helene Berchtold.
(b) Jean-Paul LaChevre.
(c) Julia Child.
(d) Auguste Excoffier.

8. What was the profession of Gopnik's parents?
(a) They were artists.
(b) They were both writers.
(c) They were chefs.
(d) They were college professors.

9. In what way was Gopnik worried that the strike would affect his life in the chapter The Strike?
(a) He was worried he would not receive a turkey he had ordered.
(b) He was worried that his telephone service would be interrupted.
(c) He was worried his apartment would be vandalized.
(d) He was worried he wouldn't be able to use the metro for his daily commute.

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) Wonderland.
(b) Paris in July.
(c) McDonalds.
(d) Disney World.

11. What color of frame did the Gopniks frame their engraving of Paris to the Moon?
(a) Brown.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) Black.

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

13. How do French intellectuals regard the affect of American culture on France?
(a) They love abstract influence from America and credit it with changing French thought.
(b) They blame America for the decline of French art and literature.
(c) They think America has no influence whatsoever on the French arts.
(d) They are completely indifferent with American culture and don't even know prominent American authors.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the daily sports paper in France?

2. What nationality was the tourist that got off on the first platform rather than the second in Trouble at the Tower?

3. What day did the strike begin on?

4. What is the name of the French economist who claimed that the U.S. economy was stagnant?

5. What was the unemployment rate in France in The Chill?

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