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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. After the main course is delivered, why does Paul leave the restaurant?
(a) He is frustrated with the terrible service.
(b) He is fed up with his brother.
(c) He is looking for Claire and Babette.
(d) He has arranged to meet Michel.

2. When the main course is brought out and the women have not yet returned to the table, what does Serge do?
(a) He orders the plates set down so he can start eating.
(b) He sends the plates back until Claire and Babette return.
(c) He calls Babette's other cell phone to tell her the food has arrived.
(d) He goes out to find the women.

3. For how long have Serge and Babette been married at the time of the narrative?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 16 years.

4. What annoys Paul about the restaurant manager?
(a) His suit seems too formal to Paul.
(b) He keeps asking if Paul and Claire want more wine.
(c) He points his finger at the food as he is explaining it.
(d) He has an air of superiority about him.

5. How does Serge get out of an extended conversation between the man in the beard and his daughter?
(a) He tells them to leave him alone.
(b) He gets up to go to the restroom.
(c) He resumes eating his dinner.
(d) He pretends to take a call.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Paul tells Michel that he will return the phone as soon as they are home from the dinner, how does Michel respond?

2. What reason does Paul give Michel for having Michel's phone?

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

4. What does Paul learn from the voicemails on Michel's phone?

5. What does Serge say is the work of a small minority of troublemakers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What conversation does Paul and Claire have regarding Michel before they go to the restaurant?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Michel call his father while he his at the restaurant?

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

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