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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 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?
2. What does Luke like to do outside the toy store on the boulevard Saint-Germain?
3. How much had Juppe rented his apartment to himself for?
4. What is the name of the restaurant who created the complex dessert of braised tomato?
5. How did Adam first hear about the bomb going off in the Left Bank?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the French regard fact checking?
2. What prompts Gopnik to invent the bedtime story of The Rookie for his son Luke?
3. Why does Gopnik realize that trying to buy out the owner of the Balzar would be unsuccessful in A Handful of Cherries?
4. How does Gopnik describe Alice?
5. What did Gopnik observe of the other patrons after he dove into the pool at the Ritz?
6. According to Gopnik, how is pregnancy and childbirth viewed differently in France from the U.S.?
7. What does Gopnik think is the sublime moment in cooking?
8. According to Gopnik, what is the French dream of producerism?
9. Why does Gopnik object to more transparency in France?
10. What type of reaction does Alice have towards vegetables at the market?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Gopnik use descriptive detail to further the story and strengthen themes? What types of imagery and expository statements does he use to create descriptive detail?
Essay Topic 2
Identify at least three instance where Gopnik uses objects or places as symbols, and discuss how he creates the symbolism and uses it accentuate themes.
Essay Topic 3
How is the theme of fashion displayed in "Paris to the Moon" and how does Gopnik draw attention to the query, what makes something fashionable?
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