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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the American author of the cookbook, which includes some recipes from the Balzar?
(a) William Jones.
(b) Daniel Young.
(c) Pierce Avery.
(d) Philip Chance.

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

3. Where is Alice Waters from originally?
(a) London.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New York.

4. Why does Adam have to go back to the apartment before Martha can receive an epidural?
(a) He needed to get the telephone number for Martha's New York physician.
(b) He had left the paperwork there.
(c) Martha wanted Luke to be present.
(d) He needed Martha's identification cards.

5. Why is Martha happy her little girl will be born in Paris rather than New York?
(a) Because her friends in New York all have two boys.
(b) Because she dislikes the hospitals in New York.
(c) Because she is excited for the longer French hospital stay.
(d) Because she wants an excuse to name her daughter Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls and tells Gopnik that things are not going well with the Balzar in A Handful of Cherries?

2. What mistake does Gopnik make while decorating the Christmas tree in A Machine to Draw the World?

3. What sickness does Luke contract in A Machine to Draw the World?

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

5. How old is the Rookie when he is discovered in 1908?

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