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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is not one of the girls from Luke's two-year old gym class mentioned in Barney?

2. What sound awakens Gopnik on his first morning at home on the Left Bank?

3. What is at the opening of the parade for the beginning of the World Cup?

4. Where did Alice own a restaurant prior to her visit to France?

5. What is the name of the real life pitcher that Gopnik includes in his bedtime story, The Rookie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 does the inclusion of current events in "Paris to the Moon" make Gopnik's theme more relevant to contemporary society?

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