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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the clinic is locked upon the Gopnik's arrival, who opens the door?
(a) The owner of the clinic.
(b) A janitor.
(c) A sleepy midwife.
(d) Adam.

3. Which is not one of the girls from Luke's two-year old gym class mentioned in Barney?
(a) Neige.
(b) Jolie.
(c) Amandine.
(d) Patrice.

4. What drug does Gopnik compare Barney to?
(a) Meth.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Marijuana.

5. What advice does Martha's doctor give her for after the baby arrives?
(a) Stay at home in the apartment for two weeks before going out.
(b) Take a vacation.
(c) Get a night nurse.
(d) Get daily massages.

6. What is the name of the clinic that Adam and Martha chose?
(a) Clinique de Liberite.
(b) Clinique Marie.
(c) Clinique Saint-Isabelle.
(d) Clinique Saint Cloude.

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

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

9. What goal does Gopnik set in The World Cup?
(a) To watch the entire World Cup tournament.
(b) To study the history of soccer before the end of the tournament.
(c) To attend at least one game of the World Cup.
(d) To learn every players name on the French team.

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

11. Where does Adam go to fill out the birth certificate for Olivia?
(a) The nurse gives him a form at the hospital.
(b) He goes to the main administration building in Paris.
(c) City Hall.
(d) He has to fax in forms to New York.

12. What is the name of the American author of the cookbook, which includes some recipes from the Balzar?
(a) Daniel Young.
(b) William Jones.
(c) Philip Chance.
(d) Pierce Avery.

13. What is at the opening of the parade for the beginning of the World Cup?
(a) A procession of famous soccer players.
(b) Four inflatable dolls representing different nationallities.
(c) A large marching band.
(d) A gigantic soccer ball float carrying French school children.

14. What does Martha's doctor tell her to do when she is gaining weight in her pregnancy?
(a) Eat only fruit and vegetables.
(b) Go on long walks.
(c) Stop eating and start swimming.
(d) Just worry about losing the weight after the baby comes.

15. Where did Gopnik first hear the term "lessons from things."
(a) He heard it on the radio.
(b) He heard it in the play Tartouffe.
(c) It is a French school term.
(d) He read it in a novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Alice own a restaurant prior to her visit to France?

2. Why is the association of friends of the Balzar hesitant to support the waiters in their walkout?

3. Where is the clinic where the Gopniks go to have their baby?

4. Why does Luke refuse to enter the Barthelemy on rue de Grenelle?

5. What team does the Rookie begin to play for?

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