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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the night of the dinner, when Paul is finally able to see the end of the cell phone video, what does he discover?
(a) That the idea for the attack was Rick's.
(b) That the boys are being framed for the crime.
(c) That the woman had goaded them into attacking her.
(d) That Michel is the ringleader and initiated the attack on the woman.

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. How old is Michel when Paul speaks to the principal in Chapter 30?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When Beau, Rick, and Michel started throwing trash, what item nearly hit a woman in the head?

5. How does Paul manage the symptoms of his disease?

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