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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Paul react to the bike shop owner's tirade?
(a) He insults the shopkeeper's son.
(b) He apologizes and promises that Michel will stop playing ball outside his shop.
(c) He threatens the shopkeeper with violence.
(d) He buys the most expensive bike in the store.

9. Why have Serge and Babette come to Paul's house when it is only Paul and Michel there?
(a) They want Paul's advice about Serge's political plans.
(b) They suggest Paul and Michel move to the summer house until Claire is better.
(c) They want to take Michel until Claire was better.
(d) They want to take Paul and Michel to dinner.

10. From whom does Michel gotten LPs when he was eight?
(a) Mr. Anderson.
(b) Mr. Hoover.
(c) Mr. Breedveld.
(d) Mr. Von Deisen.

11. 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 Serge going before the cameras and insisting the attackers be brought to justice.
(d) With the arrival of the police.

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

13. How much does Paul believe Claire knows about the boys' involvement in the incident?
(a) He believes she knows the whole story.
(b) He believes she knows some of the story, but is missing vital facts.
(c) He believes she knows nothing about it.
(d) He believes that she suspects, but does not want to admit the truth.

14. What does Paul wonder about when he hears about the test usually used to diagnose his disorder?
(a) How many other people suffer from the same condition.
(b) Whether or not the test was done for Michel.
(c) Why they had not had the test decades ago.
(d) Whether or not Claire can catch the disease.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What dies Paul discover during Serge and Babette's visit to his home for dinner?

2. Who at the table strongly argues that what had happened with the boys was only an accident?

3. What test is usually used to diagnose Paul's disorder?

4. What do Paul and Claire see on the news?

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

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