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

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

3. According to Gopnik, what is the unforgiving idol of New York?
(a) Money.
(b) Blues.
(c) The Office.
(d) Baseball.

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

5. Why is the association of friends of the Balzar hesitant to support the waiters in their walkout?
(a) They don't want their favorite restaurant to be closed.
(b) They do not feel that it will work.
(c) They don't want to openly ruin their arrangement with Bucher.
(d) They are worried about retaliation.

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

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

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

9. Who helps Gopnik prepare the meal for Alice?
(a) Susan Herrmann Loomis.
(b) Antoine Jacobsohn.
(c) Elise Chartreuse.
(d) His wife Martha.

10. What response do Luke's French friend have to Barney?
(a) They like him.
(b) They hate him.
(c) They are completely indifferent to him.
(d) They refuse to watch him.

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

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

13. Where do the Gopnik's spend the month of August while they live in Paris?
(a) They like to stay in Paris and observe the tourists.
(b) Back home in America.
(c) In England.
(d) In the south of France.

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

15. Where is Alice Waters from originally?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many nations participate in the World Cup tournament?

2. What is the name of the restaurant that Gopnik dreams about opening that would only serve game?

3. Which is not one of the players for the French soccer team mentioned in The World Cup?

4. Who dresses the baby in Like a King?

5. What is the name of the young publisher who gives a speech at the Balzar that gets media coverage?

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