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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Gopnik prepare the meal for Alice?

2. What is Gopnik's favorite sport?

3. Where is the Rookie from?

4. Why is the association of friends of the Balzar hesitant to support the waiters in their walkout?

5. Where does Adam go to fill out the birth certificate for Olivia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the French cooking tradition differ from the American cooking tradition and how does this translate to the French appreciation of food?

Essay Topic 2

How does Gopnik illustrate the French penchant for over-dramatization and what does he delineate is the cause for their melodramatic ways?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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