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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 book written by Juppe does Gopnik mention in Private Domain?

2. Why don't Adam and Nicole eat at Cafe de Flores in A Tale of Two Cafes?

3. Which workers were the first to begin a strike in the chapter The Strike?

4. According to legend, what is supposed to take the place of sports for men in France?

5. What was Papon accused of during his trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Distant Errors, Christmas Journal 2, how does Gopnik feel about his experience of immigrating to Paris?

2. Describe the appearance of Cressida Taylor.

3. When Adam and Martha tell friends that they are expecting a girl, what do their friends tell them?

4. What did Gopnik name his "two cafe problem" after?

5. What is the "machine to draw the world"?

6. What was the goal of the strikers in the chapter, The Strike?

7. What game does Adam play with Luke at the Ritz pool?

8. According to Gopnik, why do most people love Paris?

9. According to Gopnik, what purpose does soccer have?

10. Why don't people buy the one thousand outfits exhibited at the haute couture shows?

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

Gopnik claims that he aims to examine the macro through the lens of the micro in his observation of daily French life. Describe how he does this throughout the book using at least three specific examples from the text and describing what overarching themes are established through small anecdotes.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Gopnik establishes the setting of Paris in the novel and how the setting contributes to the plot and themes introduced in the book.

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