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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news do the Gopnik's receive in April in A Machine to draw the World?
(a) They find out Luke has a terminal illness.
(b) They are told they are expecting a baby.
(c) They find out Gopnik's job is being disolved.
(d) They are told they have three months to move.

2. What was the theme song of the victorious soccer team?
(a) Queen's We Are the Champions.
(b) La Marseillaise.
(c) We Stand Triumphant.
(d) We Will Rock You.

3. What does Gopnik drink during his lunch with Quelin?
(a) Madiran.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Water.
(d) Vodka.

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

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

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

7. At the end of The Rookie, what does Luke ask for, for his birthday?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A beret.
(c) A dog.
(d) An ID card marked as a press pass from the government.

8. Why does Luke refuse to enter the Barthelemy on rue de Grenelle?
(a) He loves to play hopscotch outside the store instead.
(b) He is afraid of the Butcher.
(c) He does not like the smell.
(d) He carcasses of meat scare him.

9. What do the Gopnik's receive when they leave the sonogram visit?
(a) An outfit for the baby.
(b) A calendar.
(c) A small stapled album of images of the fetus.
(d) A box of truffles.

10. Why is Alice in Paris?
(a) She is a receiving an award.
(b) She is visiting Adam.
(c) She is learning a new pastry technique.
(d) She is opening a restaurant at the Louvre.

11. What profession does Antoine Jacobsohn hold?
(a) He is an agricultural scientist.
(b) He is a chef.
(c) He is a food critic.
(d) He is a restaurant owner.

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

13. What is the name of the restaurant where the waiters invite Gopnik to dinner after they have left the Balzar?
(a) Le Mignon.
(b) Cafe du Porte.
(c) Relais Beaujolais.
(d) Place Sansuit.

14. What is the most important lesson Gopnik has learned in Paris.
(a) He has learned to speak French.
(b) He has learned how to dress fashionably.
(c) He has learned to cook.
(d) He has learned to navigate the metro.

15. What movies does Luke form an attachment to in Barney?
(a) Lucky Luke.
(b) Asterix.
(c) Charlie Chaplin Films.
(d) Babar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doesn't Luke like on his hamburger?

2. How much money does Gopnik agree to commit to the Friends of the Balzar to keep the brasserie open?

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

4. What is the name of the clinic that Adam and Martha chose?

5. Who won the World Cup?

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