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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Papon's Paper Trail and Trouble at the Tower.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prevents signs and cultures from going universal?
(a) Literature.
(b) Art.
(c) Religion.
(d) Language.

2. What is the name of the French economist who claimed that the U.S. economy was stagnant?
(a) Bertrand Heloise.
(b) Chen.
(c) Philippe Sollers.
(d) Emmanuel Todd.

3. How much had Juppe rented his apartment to himself for?
(a) Three thousand dollars a month.
(b) One thousand dollars a month.
(c) Five thousand dollars a month.
(d) Five hundred dollars a month.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Jews were deported to Auschwitz death camp while Papon was in power?

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

3. What is the name of the author of Les Enfants de Saturne, who Gopnik contacts in A Tale of Two Cafes?

4. Which is not one of the animals mentioned in the taxidermy shop in Winter Circus?

5. What is the name of the taxidermy shop on rue du Bac?

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