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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. After the tourist, a successful writer, formed a complaint against the tower employee in Trouble at the Tower, what action was taken?
2. Shortly after the problem with the tourist, why was the tower closed for several days in Trouble at the Tower?
3. What is the name of the magazine that Adam Gopnik works as a correspondent for?
4. What is not one of the names suggested for the new stadium in The Rules of the Sport?
5. How old is Luke when the Gopniks arrived in Paris?
Short Essay Questions
1. What action do the other employees take when an employee is fired over the altercation with the British tourist in Trouble at the Tower?
2. When Adam and Martha tell friends that they are expecting a girl, what do their friends tell them?
3. According to Gopnik, how is pregnancy and childbirth viewed differently in France from the U.S.?
4. What was the goal of the strikers in the chapter, The Strike?
5. What prompts Gopnik to invent the bedtime story of The Rookie for his son Luke?
6. What is the "machine to draw the world"?
7. Why does Gopnik think that writing is sometimes a depressing job?
8. What does Gopnik mean by the phrase "the law of Inverse Natural Appeal" in A Tale of Two Cafes?
9. How do the French feel about American Halloween?
10. How are pregnant women treated in France?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Gopnik establish the dichotomy between French and American thought in the novel? Illustrate it through at least three anecdotes?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the point of view utilized by Adam Gopnik in "Paris to the Moon". As this was a deliberate choice discuss why Gopnik may have selected the view he did and how the view employed was effective in the development of important themes. Make sure and specific textual examples to support your assertions.
Essay Topic 3
What is Adam Gopnik's writing style? Discuss both the mechanical aspect of his writing and his "voice" throughout the novel. Make sure and discuss what literary tools and devices he relies on most and what specific parts of the text reflect his voice.
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