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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cell phone service does Paul and Michel both use?
(a) Telenor.
(b) Bulsatcom.
(c) Verizon.
(d) Vodafone.

2. What does Paul have to explain to the hostess at the restaurant, which greatly annoys him?
(a) That he is Serge's brother.
(b) That Paul is planning to pay for the whole dinner.
(c) That the reservation have been handled personally by the owner.
(d) That they do not want any aperitif.

3. What does Serge say is the work of a small minority of troublemakers?
(a) The vandalizing of Serge's grape vines.
(b) Anti-Dutch graffiti on the walls in town.
(c) The bullying of Beau by the locals.
(d) Rocks thrown through Serge's windows.

4. When does Claire say she will keep Paul from returning home from the restaurant until on Michel's message?
(a) 1:00 a.m.
(b) 12:00 a.m.
(c) 10:00 p.m.
(d) 11:00 p.m.

5. What kind of wine does Serge order for the appetizer course?
(a) Chablis.
(b) Malbec.
(c) Cabernet Sauvignon.
(d) Merlot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul do shortly before leaving the house for dinner?

2. To what actress does Paul compare the waitress at the restaurant?

3. What do the boys tell the bum to say when they attack him/her?

4. What is the apparent attitude of the locals towards the Dutch moving into their region?

5. How does Serge get out of an extended conversation between the man in the beard and his daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Paul states in Chapter 17 that Serge is of two minds when it comes to public attention. What are those minds?

2. How does Paul describe his brother's eating behavior?

3. How does Paul describe his feelings about his brother?

4. What movie is discussed over dinner? What does Serge observe about the film?

5. How is the restaurant described?

6. What does Paul say about his feelings of corn in Chapter 16?

7. Where do Paul and Claire go before the restaurant? Why?

8. How is the arrival of Serge and Babette at the restaurant described?

9. How does Paul react to the waiter who tells him about the apertif?

10. What film is described by Claire as the most racist film ever in Chapter 13? Why?

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