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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. Which area of Paris does Gopnik find his apartment in?
(a) He isn't able to find an apartment in Paris and moves to the suburbs.
(b) The Sixth Arrondissement.
(c) The Fourth Arrondissment.
(d) The Seventh Arrondissement.

2. When did Gopnik and his wife go to Paris before their move there in 1995?
(a) They went there on their honeymoon.
(b) They lived there for their first year of marriage in 1989.
(c) They stayed there for a week before they were married.
(d) They had never been to Paris together before the move in 1995.

3. What does Nisha's spouse do for a job?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) He is a chef.
(c) He is a chauffeur.
(d) He is a professor.

4. What is remarkable about the turkey that Gopnik receives in The Strike?
(a) It has not been frozen and was raised in open air.
(b) It is extremely large.
(c) It is a rare breed of turkey.
(d) It was shipped from America.

5. Which famous writer had once been the mayor of Bordeaux, as mentioned in the chapter Private Domain?
(a) Emile Zola.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Pascal.
(d) Montaigne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which publication first revealed that Juppe had leased an apartment from the domaine privee of the city of Paris?

2. How old is Juppe in Private Domain?

3. What did Adam and Martha buy from BHV, that they had to return in The Winter Circus?

4. What was Martha's profession?

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

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