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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Serge first want to meet before the restaurant?
(a) Serge's office.
(b) The hip cafe.
(c) The scene of the crime.
(d) Paul's home.

2. In what language is Rick screaming when he attacks the bum?
(a) Dutch.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

3. What kind of wine does Serge order for the appetizer course?
(a) Cabernet Sauvignon.
(b) Chablis.
(c) Malbec.
(d) Merlot.

4. How long is it before the elections at the time of the narrative?
(a) Six to seven months.
(b) Eight to nine months.
(c) Two to three months.
(d) Seven weeks.

5. Why are the couples able to reserve a table on short notice?
(a) Because the restaurant is unpopular.
(b) Because the restaurant does not take reservations.
(c) Because Babette works at the restaurant.
(d) Because Serge is a celebrity and known by the owner.

6. When Serge and Paul are alone at the table, what does Serge tell Paul?
(a) That they are selling the summer house.
(b) That he is dropping out of the race.
(c) That Babette has learned that Serge is having an affair.
(d) That they need to talk about their children.

7. What difficulty does the restaurant manager encounter when serving the wine?
(a) The cork breaks and gets stuck inside the bottle.
(b) Paul challenges him on the price of the bottle.
(c) He spills wine all over Serge.
(d) He does not remember the vintage.

8. What was Paul's former occupation?
(a) He was a politician.
(b) He was a detective
(c) He was a history teacher.
(d) He was a psychologist.

9. What does Paul learn from the voicemails on Michel's phone?
(a) That Michel is planning to go live with Serge and Babette.
(b) That the boys have set an appointment to meet Beau.
(c) That Michel has a new secret girlfriend.
(d) That Michel and Claire are keeping something from him.

10. How does Serge get out of an extended conversation between the man in the beard and his daughter?
(a) He resumes eating his dinner.
(b) He tells them to leave him alone.
(c) He pretends to take a call.
(d) He gets up to go to the restroom.

11. What is happening when Paul returns from the restroom to the table?
(a) Babette is crying again.
(b) Everyone is laughing.
(c) Serge is taking an important phone call.
(d) The servers are delivering the main course.

12. Where had Paul and Claire gone on vacation the previous year?
(a) To Africa to see where their adapted nephew had come from.
(b) To visit Serge and Babette in their summer house in France.
(c) To travel with Serge on the campaign trail.
(d) To America to check out possible teaching opportunities for Paul.

13. 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) Babette gets drunk and wants everybody to leave.
(c) Serge and Paul get into a fist fight.
(d) A group of armed locals bring the boys back from town.

14. Who does Paul tell Michel he is trying to call on his phone when Michel arrives to pick it up at the restaurant?
(a) Claire.
(b) Babette.
(c) Rick.
(d) Michel.

15. What reason does Paul give Michel for having Michel's phone?
(a) Paul intends to destroy it.
(b) Paul wants to make a call that can not be traced to his own phone.
(c) Paul had picked up the wrong phone because they look alike.
(d) Paul tells Michel he is revoking his cell phone privileges.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Serge and Babette's daughter?

2. When the main course is brought out and the women have not yet returned to the table, what does Serge do?

3. What color are the sneakers in the video on Michel's phone?

4. How old is Serge and Babette's daughter at the time of the narrative?

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

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