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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the incident at the bike shop, what agreement do Paul and Michel make?
(a) They agree to tell Claire about paying for the window, but nothing else.
(b) They agree to keep it a secret between them.
(c) They agree to tell Claire the whole story.
(d) They agree that they will never go into the bike shop again.

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

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

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

5. What unexpected event occurs after Paul beigns taking medication?
(a) Claire falls suddenly ill.
(b) Paul is offered a new teaching position.
(c) Serge is in a serious auto accident.
(d) Claire becomes pregnant.

6. What does Paul learn from his visits with the psychologist?
(a) He has burned out as a teacher.
(b) How to manage his anger.
(c) He has a neurological disorder.
(d) He has been taking the wrong medications.

7. Why does Paul go to the bike shop when Michel is eight years old?
(a) Michel's bike needs repairs.
(b) Paul wants to buy Michel a new bike.
(c) He wants to confront the owner about yelling at Michel.
(d) He wants to pay for the damage to the window.

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

9. How does Paul defend his statements, made in class while teaching history, to the principal?
(a) He claims that, statistically speaking, many of the victims of WWII deserved to die.
(b) He pleads for leniency because he has been under a lot of stress at home.
(c) He claims that he would rather see the government collapse than see his brother become prime minister.
(d) He argues that he is a tenured teacher and has the right to determine the content of his class.

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

11. Who at the table is the first to call what the boys did a murder?
(a) Claire.
(b) Serge.
(c) Babette.
(d) Paul.

12. Who at the table strongly argues that what had happened with the boys was only an accident?
(a) Claire.
(b) Babette.
(c) Paul.
(d) Serge.

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

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

15. What does Paul order for dessert at the restaraunt?
(a) Cheesecake.
(b) Baked Alaska.
(c) Strawberry shortcake.
(d) A cheese plate.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the meeting with his principal, why does Paul decide to not act on his impulses?

2. Where do Beau, Rick, and Michel stop on their way home from a party?

3. What name does Paul give for his wife to the principal in Chapter 30?

4. What suggestion of the principal's does Paul agree with?

5. What happens when the restaurant owner comes over to the table?

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