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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which record store do Ben and Mimi meet?
(a) Pêle-Mêle.
(b) Musiques Musiques.
(c) La Silence du la Rue.
(d) Walrus.

2. How does Sophie describe Ben to Jess?
(a) Reserved.
(b) Reset.
(c) Reversed.
(d) Revered.

3. What brand of speaker does Nick have?
(a) Bang & Olufsen.
(b) Leica.
(c) Sony.
(d) Apple.

4. At what bar does Jess note having worked?
(a) Ol' Waterin' Hole.
(b) Bird & Baby.
(c) Copacabana.
(d) Lincoln Streeet Tavern.

5. What stylist does Sophie use?
(a) Vidal Sassoon.
(b) David Mallet.
(c) Delphine Courteille.
(d) Christophe Robin.

Short Answer Questions

1. As which of the following does the novel gloss "putain"?

2. In what part of the building does Ben live?

3. As which of the following does Jess label her former employer?

4. How does the novel gloss "je sais"?

5. How much money does Jess take from Ben?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the novel explain the phrase "soleil de plomb"?

2. What books does Nick have on his shelves?

3. What relationship do Jess and Ben have?

4. Why does Jess note smelling of vinegar when she arrives in Paris?

5. How does the concierge describe her lodgings?

6. What warning does the concierge offer Jess as she makes for her first meeting with Mendelson (89)?

7. Nick notes that "Normally [during exercise], I'd sit here and do a class, or listen to a Ted Talk" (40)? Why does he not do so?

8. What history of the building does Nick rehearse to Jess?

9. What is noted as for sale at the bakery Jess visits on her first morning in Paris?

10. What reasons does Ben note for feeling that “Jess could hardly have chosen a worse time to decide to come and stay” with him (1)?

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