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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Rookie sprinkle on his ball to keep anyone from hitting it?
(a) A few tears.
(b) Some tea leaves.
(c) A frew drops of milk from his bottle.
(d) Some sand from the dugout.

2. What does Bucher offer the waiters who leave the Balzar.
(a) A fat envelope.
(b) He offers them nothing.
(c) He offers them a position in one of his other restaurants.
(d) He offers them a reccommendation.

3. Where did Gopnik first hear the term "lessons from things."
(a) It is a French school term.
(b) He read it in a novel.
(c) He heard it on the radio.
(d) He heard it in the play Tartouffe.

4. What is the name of the restaurant where the waiters invite Gopnik to dinner after they have left the Balzar?
(a) Relais Beaujolais.
(b) Cafe du Porte.
(c) Place Sansuit.
(d) Le Mignon.

5. What was the theme song of the victorious soccer team?
(a) We Will Rock You.
(b) La Marseillaise.
(c) We Stand Triumphant.
(d) Queen's We Are the Champions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gopnik's opinion of Mitterrand's grand projects such as the library?

2. Who won the World Cup?

3. Where is Alice Waters from originally?

4. What political figure does Gopnik compare Barney to?

5. How does Gopnik usually begin cooking?

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