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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 many good soccer teams does Paris have?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. What was the unemployment rate in France in The Chill?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 12 percent.
(c) 8 percent.
(d) 15 percent.

3. How old is Luke when the Gopniks arrived in Paris?
(a) 8 months old.
(b) 4 months old.
(c) One year old.
(d) Two years old.

4. What was the first fashion show that Gopnik attended in France?
(a) The Givenchy Show.
(b) The Valentio show.
(c) The Yves St. Laurent show.
(d) The Gucci show.

5. What year did Gopnik enjoy his first stay in Paris for one year?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1969.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are most of the fashion shows held in Couture Shock?

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

3. What does Gopnik call the notion that Americans wanted to consume in a world where workers were hidden or dressed up as nonhumans, so as not to be disconcerting?

4. What is the name of the post-structuralist philosopher that enjoys French cuisine?

5. What error displays most often on Gopnik's fax machine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to Gopnik, how do the French feel about American-style sports and stadiums?

4. Why are people worried that French cooking may be deteriorating?

5. How does Gopnik describe Alice?

6. How did the movement to lower the age of retirement begin in France in The Chill?

7. What request did Claude Blanchot make to the association of Balzar supporters in A Handful of Cherries?

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

9. Why does Gopnik think that writing is sometimes a depressing job?

10. How do the French regard fact checking?

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