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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. What advance did Jones offer Simca and Julia after reading their book?

2. What happened to Paul after his surgery?

3. What disease did Paul contract?

4. Why did Julia change some of the recipes in the second volume?

5. Who did not like the final title given the book before production?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Julia label Louisette on their book, and why?

2. What bothered Simca when she and Julia were interviewed and featured in Vogue Magazine?

3. Why did Julia decide to only do two books with Simca?

4. What did Julia and Paul choose to do after visiting Jean and Simca in France?

5. What was the result of Paul's investigation by the government?

6. What was the main problem discovered about the French Bread recipe?

7. What part of the segment shooting in France did Julia find tedious?

8. How long did it take Julia to find the right French Bread recipe, and how did she feel about this?

9. Where did Julia feel the most productive while working on the second volume?

10. Paul wanted to focus on what after his retirement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What were some of these instances, and how did this affect the people in these scenes?

Essay Topic 2

What steps were taken for Julia's first book to be published, and what did Julia learn during each step of the process?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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