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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Winter Circus—The Strike and The Winter Circus, Christmas Journal 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day did the strike begin on?
(a) October 11.
(b) December 1.
(c) December 24.
(d) November 24.

2. What movie star did Gopnik and his cousin fall in love with, when they were boys?
(a) Catherine Deneuve.
(b) Charlotte Redoux.
(c) Jacqueline Bisset.
(d) Audrey Hepburn.

3. Who appointed Juppe to his position as Prime Minister?
(a) Jacques Chirac.
(b) Edouard Balladur.
(c) He was voted in by the populace.
(d) Christine Ockrent.

4. What did Adam and Martha buy from BHV, that they had to return in The Winter Circus?
(a) A toaster.
(b) A television.
(c) A teapot.
(d) An iron.

5. What year did Gopnik enjoy his first stay in Paris for one year?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1982.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much had Juppe rented his apartment to himself for?

2. How old is Juppe in Private Domain?

3. In what way was Gopnik worried that the strike would affect his life in the chapter The Strike?

4. How does the taxidermy shop make most of its money in Winter Circus?

5. What does Luke like to do outside the toy store on the boulevard Saint-Germain?

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