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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the meeting with his principal, what does Paul consider doing?
(a) Physically assaulting the principal.
(b) Daring the principal to discipline him.
(c) Quitting his job then and there.
(d) Trying to explain the stress that he had been under.

2. What do Beau, Rick, and Michel discover inside the place they decide to stop on their way home from a party?
(a) A homeless woman in a sleeping bag.
(b) A pile of trash that someone had thrown inside.
(c) A group of thieves trying to break into the machine.
(d) A drunken old man.

3. How does the bike shop owner respond to Paul's visit?
(a) He angrily refers to Michel as a punk.
(b) He gives Michel a bell for his handlebars.
(c) He thanks Paul for covering the damage.
(d) He tries to sell him a newer, more expensive bike.

4. What name does Paul give for his wife to the principal in Chapter 30?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Anna.
(c) Jaime.
(d) Carla.

5. On the night of the news broadcast, what does Paul suggest while talking with Michel?
(a) To tell Claire, then decide as a family what they are going to do.
(b) That they go to the police and confess to the crime.
(c) That they meet with Serge to get legal advice.
(d) That they remain silent about the ATM incident.

6. After the newscast, what realization does Paul choose to withhold from Claire?
(a) That he does not know the people who committed the crime.
(b) That Michel and Rick acted in self-defense.
(c) That Michel and Rick are the attackers.
(d) That Michel and Rick are witnesses, but otherwise uninvolved.

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

8. Outside the restaurant, when Paul tells Michel that he has seen the videos on his phone, what does Michel want to know?
(a) If Paul wants to hear the whole story of what happened.
(b) Whether or not Paul is going to turn him in.
(c) Whether or not Claire knows.
(d) If Paul will help him destroy the evidence.

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

10. Outside the restaurant, what additional information does Michel reveal to Paul?
(a) The video has been posted by a stranger who hacked his phone.
(b) That Beau is using the cell phone video to blackmail Michel and Rick.
(c) That his new girlfriend was also present at the incident.
(d) That he has already been to the police to confess to the crime.

11. Who witnesses Paul's violent outburst in the kitchen?
(a) Paul's boss.
(b) Paul's doctor.
(c) Michel.
(d) Claire.

12. What is Paul initially worried about when he starts his treatment for his disorder?
(a) That the medications will alter his personality without his noticing.
(b) That the treatment will fail and that he will lose his faculties.
(c) That Michel will not be able to look at him as strong father.
(d) That Claire might leave him if he becomes too dependent on her.

13. How does Paul manage the symptoms of his disease?
(a) With intense psychotherapy.
(b) With medication.
(c) With occasional surgeries.
(d) With electroshock treatments.

14. Later on the night of the news broadcast, what does Paul look for online?
(a) He spies on Claire's social media feeds.
(b) Additional video that the news did not show.
(c) If any of Michel's online friends know about the incident.
(d) He checks Serge's rankings in the polls.

15. How does the video on the news broadcast that Paul and Claire see end?
(a) With the gas can igniting and engulfing the old woman in flames.
(b) With clear pictures of Michel and Rick.
(c) With the arrival of the police.
(d) With Serge going before the cameras and insisting the attackers be brought to justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paul notes in Chapter 36 that both he and Michel have a dislike for what?

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

3. What do Beau, Rick, and Michel do when they first discover a homeless woman on their way home from a party?

4. What promise does Paul elicit from Claire after he begins his treatment?

5. How does Paul react to the bike shop owner's tirade?

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