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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Gopnik enjoy his first stay in Paris for one year?

2. Which designer created a forest-like set in Couture Shock?

3. What magazine is Nicole Wisniak an editor for?

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

5. What was the unemployment rate in France in The Chill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gopnik view the French as stubborn in the chapter, The Strike?

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

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

4. What does Gopnik think is the sublime moment in cooking?

5. Describe the appearance of the Balzar.

6. According to Gopnik, how is pregnancy and childbirth viewed differently in France from the U.S.?

7. What game do the older children play at the carousel at the Luxembourg Gardens.

8. What prompts Gopnik to invent the bedtime story of The Rookie for his son Luke?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Gopnik utilize literary framing devices in "Paris to the Moon" and is he effective in using them. Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How is the narrative of "Paris to the Moon" organized, and how does the organization of the book lend itself to the creating of themes?

Essay Topic 3

Identify and discuss Gopnik's use of the literary tool of hyperbole, using at least three textual examples to illustrate how Gopnik employs it.

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