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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 does Paris look at the time of the strike in the chapter, The Strike?
2. Which fashion show captivated Gopnik in the way of a "romantic cartoon," in Couture Shock?
3. How old is Luke when the Gopniks arrived in Paris?
4. What company was M. Meyssonier the president of?
5. What is remarkable about the turkey that Gopnik receives in The Strike?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Gopnik think that writing is sometimes a depressing job?
2. According to Gopnik in "Paris to the Moon", how have Americans through the generations regarded Paris?
3. Describe the engraving, Paris to the Moon, that Gopnik and his wife buy in Paris.
4. After Luke is born, what motivates Gopnik to move to Paris sooner rather than later?
5. What request does Jerome Meyssonier make when he agrees to be taken hostage in The Chill?
6. How did the Cafe de Flore get its name?
7. Why does Gopnik realize that trying to buy out the owner of the Balzar would be unsuccessful in A Handful of Cherries?
8. When Adam and Martha tell friends that they are expecting a girl, what do their friends tell them?
9. How did the movement to lower the age of retirement begin in France in The Chill?
10. What do Gopnik and Quelin discuss in their dinner together?
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
What is the tone of "Paris to the Moon" and what literary tools does Gopnik use to create this tone?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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