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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paul respond when Serge tries to calm him down on the night Serge and Babette are at Paul's house for dinner?
(a) Paul settles down and agrees to Serge's proposal.
(b) Paul withdraws and locks himself in his bedroom.
(c) Paul ignores him and workes on cleaning the kitchen.
(d) Paul savagely beats his brother with a hot saucepan.

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

3. Where do Beau, Rick, and Michel stop on their way home from a party?
(a) An ATM machine.
(b) A liquor store.
(c) An all-night cafe.
(d) The subway.

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

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

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

7. What promise does Paul elicit from Claire after he begins his treatment?
(a) That she will always take care of him.
(b) That if he dies, she will find another husband.
(c) To never let him miss a medication dose.
(d) That if his personality changes, she will tell him.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What happens when Babette tries to send her dessert back at the restaurant?
(a) It spills all over Paul.
(b) Claire offeres to trade hers for it.
(c) Serge eats it instead.
(d) The manager takes it off the bill.

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

15. Outside the restaurant, what offer does Paul make to Michel?
(a) To destroy Michel's cell phone and buy him a new one.
(b) To go with him to the police station and offer his emotional support.
(c) To send Michel to live at Serge's summer house until things settle.
(d) To take the blame for the incident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Outside the restaurant, what additional information does Michel reveal to Paul?

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

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

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

5. Outside the restaurant, when Paul tells Michel that he has seen the videos on his phone, what does Michel want to know?

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