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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the real life pitcher that Gopnik includes in his bedtime story, The Rookie?
(a) John J. McGraw.
(b) J. Reuben Meyers.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Christy Matthewson.

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

3. 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 request a recipe for their orange flavored chicken.
(c) They ask for a picture with the chef.
(d) They ask for take out to be prepared for them.

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

5. What color do all the obstetricians in Paris wear?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

6. Why does Adam have to go back to the apartment before Martha can receive an epidural?
(a) He needed to get the telephone number for Martha's New York physician.
(b) He needed Martha's identification cards.
(c) Martha wanted Luke to be present.
(d) He had left the paperwork there.

7. What is the name of the restaurant that Gopnik dreams about opening that would only serve game?
(a) La Chanson.
(b) Les Fauves.
(c) Sur le Toit.
(d) Le Lavigne.

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

9. What is the name of the poet who wrote about the wrapping of a sugar cube?
(a) Guillaume Apollinaire.
(b) Victor Hugo.
(c) Stephane Mallarme.
(d) T.S. Eliot.

10. What ability does the Rookie have when he is discovered?
(a) He can see a fly from one hundred yards away.
(b) He can throw stones with surprising accuracy.
(c) He can run faster than boys twice his age.
(d) He can catch all types of balls.

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

12. What team does the Rookie begin to play for?
(a) The New York Giants.
(b) The Los Angeles Dodgers.
(c) The Boston Red Socks.
(d) The St. Louis Cardinals.

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

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

15. 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 navigate the metro.
(d) He has learned to cook.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is Martha happy her little girl will be born in Paris rather than New York?

4. What is Gopnik's opinion of Mitterrand's grand projects such as the library?

5. Who dresses the baby in Like a King?

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