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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Rules of the Sport and The Chill.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What class is most enthusiastic about the strikes in France?
(a) The lower class.
(b) The middle class.
(c) All classes are equally invested in strikes.
(d) The upper class.

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

3. What book written by Juppe does Gopnik mention in Private Domain?
(a) L'Affaire des logements.
(b) Verite.
(c) Emile.
(d) La Tentation de Vinse.

4. How does the taxidermy shop make most of its money in Winter Circus?
(a) Stuffing exotic animals from hunting expeditions.
(b) Stuffing animals for various zoos.
(c) Stuffing beloved family pets.
(d) Selling bugs and butterflies to collectors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What day did the strike begin on?

2. Where is Adam attending the Baudrillard seminar in Winter Circus?

3. Where is Luke's baby-sitter Nisha from?

4. What did Adam have to undergo before he was allowed to work out on the machines at this gym?

5. What did Adam listen to when he road the bicycle in The Rules of the Sport?

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