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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. Why are the couples able to reserve a table on short notice?
(a) Because the restaurant is unpopular.
(b) Because Serge is a celebrity and known by the owner.
(c) Because the restaurant does not take reservations.
(d) Because Babette works at the restaurant.

2. When Paul goes outside, what does Paul see through the restaurant window?
(a) The restaurant manager spitting into their next bottle of wine.
(b) Serge sitting alone at the table.
(c) Babette speaking privately with the restaurant owner.
(d) Claire speaking on her phone.

3. Where does Serge first want to meet before the restaurant?
(a) Serge's office.
(b) Paul's home.
(c) The scene of the crime.
(d) The hip cafe.

4. Who is Rick?
(a) Claire's first husband.
(b) Paul and Claire's son.
(c) Serge and Babette's adopted son.
(d) Serge and Babette's son.

5. When Serge and Babette arrive, what does Paul notice about Babette?
(a) That she looks older.
(b) That she has been crying.
(c) That she seems happier than the last time he saw her.
(d) That she has lost weight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what time is Claire's message left on Michel's phone?

3. How old is Michel at the time of the narrative?

4. Which statement best describes Paul's attitude towards Serge?

5. Who does the waitress hit in the head with her elbow when pouring the wine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Paul go into the restroom after finding Claire and Babette in the garden? Does he achieve his objective?

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

3. Why does Paul go into Michel's room an hour before he and Claire leave for the restaurant? Why does he tell Michel he is there?

4. How is Serge perceived by the public?

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

6. What does the man with the beard ask of Paul? Why?

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

8. What is the significance of the white sneakers in the video?

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

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

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