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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. How did Karen Mulder "steal the show" at the Yves Saint Laurent show?
(a) She slapped Claudia Schiffer.
(b) She wore a see through top and covered her breats with her fingertips.
(c) She wore a jaw dropping red dress created for her by the designer.
(d) She sat next to Georgio Armani and refused to acknowledge Christian Lacroix.

2. What does Luke like to do outside the toy store on the boulevard Saint-Germain?
(a) Eat a giant scoop of ice cream.
(b) Ride the musical horse.
(c) Listen to the street performers.
(d) Look at the window at the displays.

3. According to legend, what is supposed to take the place of sports for men in France?
(a) Sex and food.
(b) Hunting and food.
(c) Books and music.
(d) Work and food.

4. What was Papon accused of during his trial?
(a) Theft.
(b) Complicity in crimes against humanity.
(c) Embezzlement of goods taken from Jewish holocaust victims.
(d) First degree murder.

5. What is the stadium eventually named in The Rules of the Sport?
(a) L'espirit de Sport.
(b) Le Stade Platini.
(c) The French Stadium.
(d) Place Zinedine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the prosecution consider Papon's sentence?

2. What is the name of the satirical paper that Gopnik buys every Wednesday?

3. What was the first fashion show that Gopnik attended in France?

4. Which two American authors does Philippe Sollers debate with Gopnik?

5. How does Gopnik's turkey in The Strike compare with his previous experiences with turkeys?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the French feel about American Halloween?

2. What prominent American trial does Gopnik compare Papon's trial with?

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

4. How does Gopnik describe the video personality, Barney?

5. Describe the engraving, Paris to the Moon, that Gopnik and his wife buy in Paris.

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

7. What unique action does Gopnik observe at the Valentino show in Paris?

8. Describe the appearance of Cressida Taylor.

9. What action do the other employees take when an employee is fired over the altercation with the British tourist in Trouble at the Tower?

10. What does interest in sports identify a Frenchman as?

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