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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Dessert," Chapter 39 - "Digestif," Chapters 40-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the restaurant owner comes over to the table?
(a) Babette throws a glass of wine at him.
(b) The owner offers them another dinner free of charge.
(c) The owner asks all of them to leave.
(d) Paul screams obscenities at him and orders him away.

2. How does Paul respond to the principal's comments about the school essay?
(a) He explains that Michel has been going through a rough patch.
(b) He asserts that the principal is not very good at his job.
(c) He admits to helping Michel write it.
(d) He is shocked and disappointed in Michel.

3. What interrupts the backyard party that Serge and Babette host the night before Paul and Claire leave?
(a) A fire breaks out on the lawn.
(b) Serge and Paul get into a fist fight.
(c) Babette gets drunk and wants everybody to leave.
(d) A group of armed locals bring the boys back from town.

4. What does Paul do to the principal who implies something about Paul's teaching career?
(a) He verbally degrades him.
(b) He spills coffee on him.
(c) He savagely beats him.
(d) He threatens to sue him.

5. For how long have Serge and Babette been married at the time of the narrative?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 18 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Paul see two missed calls from on Michel's cell phone in Chapter 19?

2. According to Serge, how has the incident at the ATM affected Rick?

3. Where are the two couples meeting for dinner in the novel?

4. After Michel leaves the restaurant, what do Paul and Claire admit to one another?

5. What is happening at the cafe when Paul arrives at the end of the story?

(see the answer key)

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