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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What test is usually used to diagnose Paul's disorder?
(a) A psychological test.
(b) A blood test.
(c) An amniotic fluid test.
(d) A DNA test.

2. What chance is Serge unwilling to take?
(a) Getting elected and having his violent and unstable brother in the public eye.
(b) Getting elected only to have the boys' crime made public.
(c) Making any choice that could endanger his brother's mental health.
(d) Making any choice that could endanger his marriage.

3. When Beau, Rick, and Michel started throwing trash, what item nearly hit a woman in the head?
(a) A gasoline can.
(b) A table lamp.
(c) A bag of rotten fruit.
(d) A television.

4. How does Paul shock his history class when he is still a teacher?
(a) He tells his class about Michel's involvement in the ATM incident.
(b) He has a mental breakdown in front of his students.
(c) He advocates for the overthrow of the government.
(d) He makes a controversial comment about the victims of World War II.

5. On the night of the dinner, when Paul is finally able to see the end of the cell phone video, what does he discover?
(a) That Michel is the ringleader and initiated the attack on the woman.
(b) That the woman had goaded them into attacking her.
(c) That the idea for the attack was Rick's.
(d) That the boys are being framed for the crime.

6. What message does the poster of the cell phone video leave at the end of the clip on the internet?
(a) That someone else was present during the incident.
(b) That viewers should donate to support the victim's family.
(c) That Michel and Rick are the attackers.
(d) That more of the video will be posted soon.

7. What do Paul and Claire see on the news?
(a) A story about Paul's old school.
(b) A review of the neighborhood's fancy new restaurant.
(c) Security footage of the attack on the woman.
(d) Serge's press conference announcing his run for prime minister.

8. To what does Paul compare his emotional transition when speaking with the principal in Chapter 30?
(a) A sea.
(b) A tree.
(c) A desert.
(d) A storm.

9. When does Serge announce there will be a press conference in Chapter 38?
(a) Tomorrow at eight.
(b) Wednesday at two.
(c) Tomorrow at noon.
(d) Tomorrow at nine.

10. During the meeting with his principal, why does Paul decide to not act on his impulses?
(a) He thinks about Michel.
(b) He knows he will lose his job if he does.
(c) He fears he would be arrested.
(d) He wants to discuss his options with Claire first.

11. Who is the school psychologist Paul went to see?
(a) Von Hoover.
(b) Van Dieren.
(c) Rothbower.
(d) Steinmann.

12. While Claire is in the hospital, what does Paul struggle to do?
(a) Stay away from the hospital.
(b) Hold onto his job.
(c) Maintain a sense of normalcy at home.
(d) Come to terms with the severity of Claire's illness.

13. How much does Serge say people get for manslaughter in their country?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Nine years.
(d) Two years.

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

15. What happens to Paul as a result of his treatments for his psychological condition?
(a) Heias promoted to chair of his department at school.
(b) He feels happier and more peaceful than he has in years.
(c) The medication's side effects become intolerable.
(d) He only becomes angrier and more unstable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paul defend his statements, made in class while teaching history, to the principal?

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

3. What do Beau, Rick, and Michel discover inside the place they decide to stop on their way home from a party?

4. What additional information does Paul learn from his web searching?

5. How old is Michel when Paul speaks to the principal in Chapter 30?

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