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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nisha's spouse do for a job?
(a) He is a professor.
(b) He is a chauffeur.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He is a chef.

2. How did the prosecution consider Papon's sentence?
(a) They saw it as a complete failure as he was not sentenced to death.
(b) They were indifferent to the sentence because the trial was more important than its outcome.
(c) They saw it as a victory for bringing down a powerful man.
(d) The were shocked by its outcome.

3. What company was M. Meyssonier the president of?
(a) A telephone company.
(b) A mortgage lending company.
(c) An engineering firm.
(d) A sanitation company.

4. Which area of Paris does Gopnik find his apartment in?
(a) The Fourth Arrondissment.
(b) The Seventh Arrondissement.
(c) He isn't able to find an apartment in Paris and moves to the suburbs.
(d) The Sixth Arrondissement.

5. What gym did Adam and Martha first try out on in Paris?
(a) The health club at the Ritz.
(b) Place Americaine.
(c) Regiment Rouge.
(d) Haussmann.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the movement that brought an emphasis on spices to compete with this ethic of the soil?

2. Where is Adam attending the Baudrillard seminar in Winter Circus?

3. How long did the jury deliberate in the Papon case?

4. What position did Maurice Papon have in the Gironde department?

5. How many visits did Adam's new gym suggest he have per week for a "New York-style" commitment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it difficult to be lonely in Paris, according to Gopnik?

2. Describe the ancient carousel in the Luxembourg Gardens.

3. According to Gopnik, what keeps France functioning and unified?

4. What type of reaction does Alice have towards vegetables at the market?

5. What did Gopnik name his "two cafe problem" after?

6. What did Gopnik observe of the other patrons after he dove into the pool at the Ritz?

7. How is Luke exposed to Barney for the first time?

8. What do Gopnik and Quelin discuss in their dinner together?

9. What is the "machine to draw the world"?

10. Why does Gopnik think that Prime Minister Alain Juppe was probably relieved by the Islamic terrorist bombing in Private Domain?

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