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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 help her to a homeless shelter.
(c) They bully and harass her.
(d) They give her money.

2. 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.

3. Paul notes in Chapter 36 that both he and Michel have a dislike for what?
(a) Baked potatoes.
(b) Salty snacks.
(c) Sweet desserts.
(d) Bananas.

4. When Beau, Rick, and Michel started throwing trash, what item nearly hit a woman in the head?
(a) A gasoline can.
(b) A bag of rotten fruit.
(c) A television.
(d) A table lamp.

5. In the flashback to when Paul is still teaching, where does he take a trip to?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Copenhagen.

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

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

8. What has Serge decided to do, as made clear by the end of the dinner at the restaraunt?
(a) Use his connections to cover up the boys' crime.
(b) Drop out of the race for prime minister.
(c) Move permanently to France.
(d) File for divorce.

9. After Michel leaves the restaurant, what do Paul and Claire admit to one another?
(a) That Michel has become too much for them to handle.
(b) The each of them have only just learned about Michel's involvement in the incident.
(c) That they have fallen out of love with one another.
(d) How long each of them have known about Michel's involvement in the incident.

10. After the news broadcast, what does Paul do?
(a) He sits down to discuss the situation with Claire.
(b) He calls his brother Serge for advice.
(c) He goes to Michel's room and confronts him about the incident.
(d) He calls the police.

11. Serge and Babetter visit Michel at home on the eve of an important event for Clair; what is that event?
(a) Birthday.
(b) Having her second baby.
(c) Promotion at work.
(d) Surgery.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Serge, how has the incident at the ATM affected Rick?

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

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

5. Who has a loud argument over the dessert course?

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