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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 color are the sneakers in the video on Michel's phone?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

2. Between what ages is Beau presumed to be?
(a) 12-14.
(b) 16-19.
(c) 10-12.
(d) 14-17.

3. In the restroom, what does the man with the beard ask Paul?
(a) What it is like to have a famous brother.
(b) If he will arrange a private meeting with Serge.
(c) If Serge will pose for a picture with the man's daughter.
(d) How he can volunteer for Serge's campaign.

4. What does Paul take that is not his just before going to dinner?
(a) Michel's bike.
(b) Michel's computer.
(c) Michel's camera.
(d) Michel's cell phone.

5. Where does Beau come from?
(a) An economically depressed region of Holland.
(b) The United States
(c) The south of France.
(d) A small African country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening when Paul returns from the restroom to the table?

2. How old is Serge and Babette's daughter at the time of the narrative?

3. Paul listens to voicemails on Michel's phone from whom?

4. When the two couples talk about a recent film they had all seen, how does Serge respond?

5. Which statement best describes Serge and Babette's three children?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Serge perceived by the public?

2. How does Paul describe the people of Dordogne in Chapter 12?

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

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

5. How is the novel structured? What are its main sections?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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