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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. Where do Nick and Ben reunite?
(a) Nanterre.
(b) Versailles.
(c) Argenteuil.
(d) Saint-Germain.

2. What artist is on display in Sophie's apartment?
(a) Isa Genzken.
(b) Sigmar Polke.
(c) Gerhard Richter.
(d) Anselm Kiefer.

3. How does the novel gloss "arrête ça"?
(a) Stop that.
(b) Come here.
(c) Go away.
(d) Be silent.

4. What kind of yoga does Nick do?
(a) Iyengar.
(b) Ashtanga.
(c) Bikram.
(d) Hatha.

5. What number is the building where Ben lives?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What drug does Jess note Nick has?

3. Where in the building does Mimi live?

4. What kind of bike does Nick ride?

5. What kind of cigarette does Ben smoke?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does Jess see in the first-floor apartment from the vantage of the hidden staircase?

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

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

6. What relationship do Jess and Ben have?

7. What does Jess note is her main problem in life (24)?

8. What books does Nick have on his shelves?

9. 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)?

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

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