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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After Paul starts taking medication, what does he consider asking Claire?
(a) If Claire will go back to work.
(b) If she wants to have a second child.
(c) If Michel would do better at a private school.
(d) If they can take a trip with just the two of them.

4. 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) Paul screams obscenities at him and orders him away.
(d) The owner asks all of them to leave.

5. 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 thinks about Michel.
(d) He wants to discuss his options with Claire first.

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

7. 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.

8. According to Serge, how has the incident at the ATM affected Rick?
(a) He is terrified of getting caught by the police.
(b) He seems completely unaffected by the incident.
(c) He has developing a disturbing violent streak.
(d) He is racked with guilt over his actions.

9. 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 the treatment will fail and that he will lose his faculties.
(c) That the medications will alter his personality without his noticing.
(d) That Claire might leave him if he becomes too dependent on her.

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

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

12. What do Beau, Rick, and Michel do when they first discover a homeless woman on their way home from a party?
(a) They report her to the police.
(b) They give her money.
(c) They help her to a homeless shelter.
(d) They bully and harass her.

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

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

15. What additional information does Paul learn from his web searching?
(a) Paul learns that the police are close to naming a suspect in the crime.
(b) Paul reads the life story of the victim.
(c) Paul finds additional cell phone video of the fire in the ATM.
(d) Paul discovers nothing else about the incident anywhere online.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michel insist to Paul about the incident?

2. Serge and Babetter visit Michel at home on the eve of an important event for Clair; what is that event?

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

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

5. Outside the restaurant, what offer does Paul make to Michel?

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