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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dresses the baby in Like a King?
(a) The nurse.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Adam.
(d) Martha.

2. Why is Martha happy her little girl will be born in Paris rather than New York?
(a) Because she dislikes the hospitals in New York.
(b) Because she is excited for the longer French hospital stay.
(c) Because she wants an excuse to name her daughter Paris.
(d) Because her friends in New York all have two boys.

3. What is the name of the English restaurateur that Bucher threatens to sell the Balzar to?
(a) Terrence Conran.
(b) Hal Davis.
(c) Kingsly Devon.
(d) Hugh Potts.

4. What is the name of the man who purchases the Balzar?
(a) Lorenzo Vaentin.
(b) Jacques Chirac.
(c) Christophe Berdonne.
(d) Jean-Paul Bucher.

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

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

7. What request did the Gopniks make from a Chinese restaurant that charmed the management?
(a) They ask them to host Luke's birthday party.
(b) They ask for a picture with the chef.
(c) They request a recipe for their orange flavored chicken.
(d) They ask for take out to be prepared for them.

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

9. Which is not one of the menu items of the Balzar listed in The Balzar Wars?
(a) Pommes frites.
(b) Profiteroles.
(c) Croque Monsieur.
(d) Grilled Salmon.

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

11. How many weeks of vacation are the French people guaranteed by law?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

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

13. What is the name of the young publisher who gives a speech at the Balzar that gets media coverage?
(a) Lorenzo Valentin.
(b) Jacques D'Artere.
(c) Maurice Revelli.
(d) Andre Bertillini.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound awakens Gopnik on his first morning at home on the Left Bank?

2. Who calls and tells Gopnik that things are not going well with the Balzar in A Handful of Cherries?

3. What does Adam and Martha miss about New York in The Rookie?

4. What does Martha's doctor tell her to do when she is gaining weight in her pregnancy?

5. What is at the opening of the parade for the beginning of the World Cup?

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