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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 does Michel insist to Paul about the incident?
(a) That they thought the gas can was empty.
(b) That the woman deserved what she got.
(c) The Rick was the ringleader and forced him into it.
(d) That they had nothing to do with the attack.

2. How does Paul defend his statements, made in class while teaching history, to the principal?
(a) He argues that he is a tenured teacher and has the right to determine the content of his class.
(b) He pleads for leniency because he has been under a lot of stress at home.
(c) He claims that, statistically speaking, many of the victims of WWII deserved to die.
(d) He claims that he would rather see the government collapse than see his brother become prime minister.

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

4. What do Beau, Rick, and Michel discover inside the place they decide to stop on their way home from a party?
(a) A pile of trash that someone had thrown inside.
(b) A drunken old man.
(c) A group of thieves trying to break into the machine.
(d) A homeless woman in a sleeping bag.

5. What is Paul initially worried about when he starts his treatment for his disorder?
(a) That the medications will alter his personality without his noticing.
(b) That the treatment will fail and that he will lose his faculties.
(c) That Michel will not be able to look at him as strong father.
(d) That Claire might leave him if he becomes too dependent on her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unexpected event occurs after Paul beigns taking medication?

2. How old is Michel when Paul speaks to the principal in Chapter 30?

3. Paul notes in Chapter 36 that both he and Michel have a dislike for what?

4. Who has a loud argument over the dessert course?

5. Who at the table is the first to call what the boys did a murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effects does Paul's medication have on him?

2. What treatment does Paul receive for his medical condition?

3. How does Paul's house appear when Babette and Serge visit while Claire is in the hospital?

4. What does Paul order for dessert and what are his thoughts on it?

5. Why does Serge and Babette come to Paul's home when Claire is in the hospital? How does Paul respond?

6. What does Paul consider about children when speaking with the psychologist in Chapter 31?

7. How does Paul set up dinners for he and Michel while Claire is in the hospital?

8. What has Paul prepared for dinner when Serge and Babette visit while Claire is in the hospital? Why?

9. How does Paul describe the relationship between Michel and Rick in Chapter 26?

10. What happens with Paul and the owner of the bike shop?

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