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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. How many good soccer teams does Paris have?

2. What is the name of the taxidermy shop on rue du Bac?

3. What is the name of the author of Les Enfants de Saturne, who Gopnik contacts in A Tale of Two Cafes?

4. What position did Maurice Papon have in the Gironde department?

5. What is the name of the bill supported by Le Pen which would have required people inform police if they had a foreign guest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Gopnik in "Paris to the Moon", how have Americans through the generations regarded Paris?

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

4. How are pregnant women treated in France?

5. How did the movement to lower the age of retirement begin in France in The Chill?

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

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

8. Why does Gopnik think that Prime Minister Alain Juppe was probably relieved by the Islamic terrorist bombing in Private Domain?

9. What type of reaction does Alice have towards vegetables at the market?

10. What request did Claude Blanchot make to the association of Balzar supporters in A Handful of Cherries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Gopnik highlight the them of transparency in "Paris to the Moon" and what specific French political stories does he draw on to communicate this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how "Paris to the Moon" explores the issue of media and how simulated events contrast with reality. Include in your essay and explanation of Gopnik's statement that, "There is no Regulon in the Semiosphere."

Essay Topic 3

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?

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