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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 is not one of the names suggested for the new stadium in The Rules of the Sport?
2. Who appointed Juppe to his position as Prime Minister?
3. How long did the jury deliberate in the Papon case?
4. 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?
5. What did Adam listen to when he road the bicycle in The Rules of the Sport?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Gopnik describe Alice?
2. What does Gopnik think is the sublime moment in cooking?
3. What request did Claude Blanchot make to the association of Balzar supporters in A Handful of Cherries?
4. What prominent American trial does Gopnik compare Papon's trial with?
5. According to Gopnik, what keeps France functioning and unified?
6. What does Gopnik regret after New Years in One Last Year?
7. What does Gopnik think the strike illustrates about the French way of coping with difficulties?
8. Describe the appearance of the Balzar.
9. What was the goal of the strikers in the chapter, The Strike?
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
What is the tone of "Paris to the Moon" and what literary tools does Gopnik use to create this tone?
Essay Topic 2
How is thematic patterning evident in "Paris to the Moon" and how does Gopnik orchestrate themes to create an overarching meaning?
Essay Topic 3
How does the inclusion of current events in "Paris to the Moon" make Gopnik's theme more relevant to contemporary society?
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