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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls and tells Gopnik that things are not going well with the Balzar in A Handful of Cherries?
(a) Rene.
(b) Lorenzo.
(c) Claude.
(d) Jean-Paul.

2. How many nations participate in the World Cup tournament?
(a) 32.
(b) 63.
(c) 22.
(d) 15.

3. What is Gopnik's favorite sport?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Football.
(d) Basketball.

4. What does Bucher offer the waiters who leave the Balzar.
(a) He offers them a position in one of his other restaurants.
(b) He offers them nothing.
(c) He offers them a reccommendation.
(d) A fat envelope.

5. What profession does Antoine Jacobsohn hold?
(a) He is a chef.
(b) He is a food critic.
(c) He is a restaurant owner.
(d) He is an agricultural scientist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the batter who ties himself into a knot?

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

3. What does Adam and Martha miss about New York in The Rookie?

4. How old is the Rookie when he is discovered in 1908?

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

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