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1.	It has taken nine years, but Jesse has finally written a book and is promoting it in Europe. What is the name of the real-life bookstore in Paris where he is giving a reading?
		The Abbey Bookshop
		Shakespeare and Company
		Village Voice Bookshop
		Librarie Galignani

2.	Obviously, the book is about Jesse and Celine's one night together, but it is not called Before Sunrise. What is the name of the book?
		The Greatest Night
		You Are Stardust
		Daydream Delusion
		This Time

3.	Jesse is asked if he has an idea for a next book. What's his idea?
		a novel that is entirely in interview format
		a story about a focus group, which results in a hostage crisis
		a novel about a man flashing back to discussions with his psychiatrist in the seconds before his suicide
		a book that takes place within the space of a pop song

4.	To Jesse's surprise, Céline shows up at the book reading. She has even read the book and has a question to ask Jesse. What is it?
		is the book about her, or some other girl?
		why didn't he try to contact her?
		why did he write her as being so irrational?
		did he show up in Vienna?

5.	Why did Céline not show up in Vienna?
		There was a train derailment
		She was too afraid he wouldn't be there
		Her grandmother was buried that day
		She was one of those fickle French women Jesse's father warned him about

6.	When Jesse reveals that he did show up in Vienna , he jokes that he met another girl and the character in the book is really a composite of the two. What is the name of Jesse's fictional girlfriend?
		Ursula
		Gretchen
		Gertrude
		Hilda

7.	While she thinks the book is well-written, Céline thinks that Jesse idealised the night, and made the character based on her a little what?
		self-absorbed
		high maintenance
		neurotic
		promiscuous

8.	We know Jesse's a successful writer. What's Céline doing now?
		working for a homeless charity
		working for an environmental organization
		working at a university
		working for the Foreign Ministry

9.	What is the name of the café Jesse and Céline go to?
		Le Pure Café
		Café Debussy
		Café des Deux Moulins
		Café Nemours

10.	Jesse and Céline discover that their paths could potentially have crossed (but didn't) in:
		Los Angeles
		New York
		London
		Delhi

11.	What is not one of the reasons Céline gives for returning to France?
		she had finished her Master's degree
		she was starting to feel paranoid about violence, and even applied to get a gun
		she had a bad break-up with her American boyfriend
		her visa had run out

12.	What specifically does Céline miss about the United States?
		American burgers
		air conditioning
		how open-minded Americans are
		the overall good mood people have there

13.	Céline also says that French men are not as what as American men?
		earnest
		romantic
		horny
		polite

14.	How many years ago were Jesse and Céline walking around Vienna?
		seven
		eight
		nine
		ten

15.	Jesse and Céline decide to walk around Paris for a bit, and today is a day that happens only twice a year. What is it?
		museum night
		sales day
		heritage day
		the antique books fair

16.	Céline and Jesse have a disagreement over the events of their evening in Vienna. Jesse claims that his memories are so precise, he can even remember:
		the brand of wine they drank
		the pinball machine they played
		every line of the poem they were given
		the brand of condom they used

17.	Céline is still claiming she doesn't remember sleeping together, She asks if it was:
		in the park
		in the listening booth
		under the bridge
		in the cemetery

18.	It turns out that Jesse is married, and has a four year old son. What is his name?
		Henry, or Hank
		William, or Buddy
		Charles, or Chuck
		Theodore, or Ted

19.	What does Jesse's wife do?
		pediatric nurse
		teaches elementary school
		senior citizen care
		pharmaceutical sales

20.	Céline picks this moment to share that she has a boyfriend. What does he do?
		he's a geologist
		he's an anthropologist
		he's a war photographer
		he's in the navy

21.	Jesse convinces Céline to ride with him on one of those cheesy tourist boats on the Seine. What sight does he take in?
		the Eiffel Tower
		the Louvre
		Notre Dame Cathedral
		the Hotel des Invalides

22.	Céline and Jesse have a cathartic conversation in the car where they reveal all of the following except:
		they both have depressing personal lives
		their relationships have no real connection or excitement
		they both have frequent thoughts of suicide
		they have both given up on the idea of romantic love

23.	Jesse invites himself to Céline's apartment. What is the name of her cat?
		Che
		Leon
		Fidel
		Tito

24.	In Céline's apartment, Jesse asks her to play him one of her songs. Céline has three songs in English. What is not one of them?
		a song about her cat
		a song about how life has no meaning
		a song about her ex-boyfriend
		a waltz

25.	As Jesse is deciding whether he should deliberately miss his flight, Céline plays a CD and does an imitation of this singer:
		Billie Holiday
		Etta James
		Ella Fitzgerald
		Nina Simone