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

2. What position did Maurice Papon have in the Gironde department?
(a) He was a magistrate.
(b) He was the mayor of Bordeaux.
(c) He was the secretary general.
(d) He was the governor.

3. What is the name of the French economist who claimed that the U.S. economy was stagnant?
(a) Philippe Sollers.
(b) Chen.
(c) Emmanuel Todd.
(d) Bertrand Heloise.

4. According to Gopnik in Distant Errors, what is the magic American word?
(a) Love.
(b) Fun.
(c) Things.
(d) Freedom.

5. Which is not one of the restaurants mentioned in the first chapter, Paris to the Moon?
(a) Chez Andre.
(b) Le Sasilic.
(c) Le Souffle.
(d) Chez Doux.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is the marquee of the Cafe Deux Magots?

3. How many good soccer teams does Paris have?

4. Where was the Givenchy show held in Couture Shock?

5. What does Nisha's spouse do for a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gopnik object to more transparency in France?

2. When Adam and Martha tell friends that they are expecting a girl, what do their friends tell them?

3. Describe the appearance of the Balzar.

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

5. What request does Jerome Meyssonier make when he agrees to be taken hostage in The Chill?

6. According to Gopnik, what is the French dream of producerism?

7. What was the goal of the strikers in the chapter, The Strike?

8. According to Gopnik, what purpose does soccer have?

9. What are the complaints of the waiters of the Balzar restaurant in A Handful of Cherries?

10. What game does Adam play with Luke at the Ritz pool?

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