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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who calls and tells Gopnik that things are not going well with the Balzar in A Handful of Cherries?
(a) Jean-Paul.
(b) Lorenzo.
(c) Claude.
(d) Rene.

4. 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.

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. 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 them to host Luke's birthday party.
(c) They ask for take out to be prepared for them.
(d) They ask for a picture with the chef.

10. 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.

11. Who won the World Cup?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

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

13. What does Adam and Martha miss about New York in The Rookie?
(a) Central Park.
(b) The carrot cake.
(c) The newspapers.
(d) The consensual anonymity.

14. What position did the Rookie play?
(a) Catcher.
(b) Short stop.
(c) First Baseman.
(d) Pitcher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Adam go to fill out the birth certificate for Olivia?

2. What was the theme song of the victorious soccer team?

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

4. Which is not one of the girls from Luke's two-year old gym class mentioned in Barney?

5. How does Gopnik usually begin cooking?

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