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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 long did the jury deliberate in the Papon case?

2. What year did Gopnik enjoy his first stay in Paris for one year?

3. How does Paris look at the time of the strike in the chapter, The Strike?

4. What is remarkable about the turkey that Gopnik receives in The Strike?

5. What is not one of the names suggested for the new stadium in The Rules of the Sport?

Short Essay Questions

1. What idea does Alice have for a restaurant in the Louvre?

2. Why does Gopnik think that writing is sometimes a depressing job?

3. How did the Cafe de Flore get its name?

4. Why does Gopnik object to more transparency in France?

5. What happens when Gopnik decides to finish the Rookie story?

6. What are the complaints of the waiters of the Balzar restaurant in A Handful of Cherries?

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

8. According to Gopnik, what keeps France functioning and unified?

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

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

Identify at least three extended metaphors included in "Paris to the Moon" and discuss how Gopnik establishes them and uses them to contribute to thematic patterning.

Essay Topic 2

How does Gopnik highlight the theme of observation, and how does he connect this theme with the importance of writing?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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