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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound awakens Gopnik on his first morning at home on the Left Bank?
(a) The sound of organ music.
(b) The neighbors listening to Mozart.
(c) The drum of the city traffic.
(d) The humm of the French radio.

2. Who bathes the baby in Like a King?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Adam and the nurse.
(c) Martha.
(d) Adam.

3. What is Gopnik's favorite sport?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Football.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Basketball.

4. How many waiters did the Balzar have?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

5. What does Gopnik bring back from his New York business trip to share with Luke in The Rookie?
(a) A PBS series on baseball.
(b) A video game of baseball.
(c) A collection of baseball cards.
(d) New mitts and baseball bats.

6. What sickness does Luke contract in A Machine to Draw the World?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Mono.
(c) Lupis.
(d) Salmonella.

7. How does Gopnik usually begin cooking?
(a) By creating a broth.
(b) By chopping onions.
(c) By peeling potatoes.
(d) By drinking a glass of wine.

8. What is the name of the batter who ties himself into a knot?
(a) Jesse the Great.
(b) Horrible Howard Blowsky.
(c) Big Babe Ruth.
(d) Terrible Ty Cobb.

9. Where is the Rookie from?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) New York, USA.
(c) Anywhere, USA.
(d) Somwhere, France.

10. What political figure does Gopnik compare Barney to?
(a) Oprah.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Joseph McCarthy.

11. Where do the friends of the Balzar meet in November before their breakfast with Bucher to talk strategy?
(a) The Balzar.
(b) The Cafe de Flores.
(c) A room at the film school.
(d) Mme. de Lavigne's apartment.

12. How much money does Gopnik agree to commit to the Friends of the Balzar to keep the brasserie open?
(a) 1000 dollars.
(b) 500 dollars.
(c) 50 dollar.
(d) 100 dollars.

13. What bothers Gopnik most about soccer?
(a) The faking of injuries.
(b) The lack of action.
(c) The commentators.
(d) The low scores.

14. How long does Gopnik braise a lamb for, when he prepares dinner for Waters?
(a) Seven hours.
(b) Sixteen hours.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) Four hours.

15. What doesn't Luke like on his hamburger?
(a) Lettuce.
(b) Ketchup.
(c) Mustard.
(d) Tomatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did the Rookie play?

2. What is the name of the man who purchases the Balzar?

3. What advice does Martha's doctor give her for after the baby arrives?

4. What was the theme song of the victorious soccer team?

5. What is the name of the American author of the cookbook, which includes some recipes from the Balzar?

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