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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the young publisher who gives a speech at the Balzar that gets media coverage?
(a) Andre Bertillini.
(b) Lorenzo Valentin.
(c) Jacques D'Artere.
(d) Maurice Revelli.

2. What surprise do the Gopnik's receive at Christmas in A Machine to Draw the World?
(a) Their grandparents come for a surpise visit.
(b) They find out they are expecting a baby.
(c) They are given a dog.
(d) They find a new apartment.

3. Why is the association of friends of the Balzar hesitant to support the waiters in their walkout?
(a) They are worried about retaliation.
(b) They don't want to openly ruin their arrangement with Bucher.
(c) They do not feel that it will work.
(d) They don't want their favorite restaurant to be closed.

4. Who dresses the baby in Like a King?
(a) Adam.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Martha.
(d) The nurse.

5. What is the name of the batter who ties himself into a knot?
(a) Jesse the Great.
(b) Terrible Ty Cobb.
(c) Big Babe Ruth.
(d) Horrible Howard Blowsky.

6. Who helps Gopnik prepare the meal for Alice?
(a) Antoine Jacobsohn.
(b) His wife Martha.
(c) Susan Herrmann Loomis.
(d) Elise Chartreuse.

7. Who bathes the baby in Like a King?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Martha.
(c) Adam.
(d) Adam and the nurse.

8. What doesn't Luke like on his hamburger?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Ketchup.
(c) Lettuce.
(d) Mustard.

9. What sound awakens Gopnik on his first morning at home on the Left Bank?
(a) The sound of organ music.
(b) The drum of the city traffic.
(c) The neighbors listening to Mozart.
(d) The humm of the French radio.

10. Where is the Rookie from?
(a) Somwhere, France.
(b) New York, USA.
(c) Anywhere, USA.
(d) Paris, France.

11. What does Gopnik drink during his lunch with Quelin?
(a) Water.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Madiran.
(d) Champagne.

12. How much money does Gopnik agree to commit to the Friends of the Balzar to keep the brasserie open?
(a) 100 dollars.
(b) 500 dollars.
(c) 1000 dollars.
(d) 50 dollar.

13. How does Gopnik usually begin cooking?
(a) By drinking a glass of wine.
(b) By creating a broth.
(c) By chopping onions.
(d) By peeling potatoes.

14. What does the Rookie sprinkle on his ball to keep anyone from hitting it?
(a) A frew drops of milk from his bottle.
(b) Some tea leaves.
(c) A few tears.
(d) Some sand from the dugout.

15. What is the name of the English restaurateur that Bucher threatens to sell the Balzar to?
(a) Hal Davis.
(b) Terrence Conran.
(c) Hugh Potts.
(d) Kingsly Devon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the American author of the cookbook, which includes some recipes from the Balzar?

2. Which is not one of the girls from Luke's two-year old gym class mentioned in Barney?

3. How many waiters did the Balzar have?

4. Which is not one of the players for the French soccer team mentioned in The World Cup?

5. What does Gopnik bring back from his New York business trip to share with Luke in The Rookie?

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