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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 have Serge and Babette come to Paul's house when it is only Paul and Michel there?
(a) They want Paul's advice about Serge's political plans.
(b) They want to take Michel until Claire was better.
(c) They want to take Paul and Michel to dinner.
(d) They suggest Paul and Michel move to the summer house until Claire is better.

2. Later on the night of the news broadcast, what does Paul look for online?
(a) He checks Serge's rankings in the polls.
(b) Additional video that the news did not show.
(c) He spies on Claire's social media feeds.
(d) If any of Michel's online friends know about the incident.

3. Where do Beau, Rick, and Michel stop on their way home from a party?
(a) A liquor store.
(b) An ATM machine.
(c) An all-night cafe.
(d) The subway.

4. What suggestion of the principal's does Paul agree with?
(a) To revise his curriculum.
(b) To apologize to his students.
(c) To take a vacation.
(d) To visit with the school psychologist.

5. Outside the restaurant, what offer does Paul make to Michel?
(a) To send Michel to live at Serge's summer house until things settle.
(b) To destroy Michel's cell phone and buy him a new one.
(c) To go with him to the police station and offer his emotional support.
(d) To take the blame for the incident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Outside the restaurant, when Paul tells Michel that he has seen the videos on his phone, what does Michel want to know?

2. When Beau, Rick, and Michel started throwing trash, what item nearly hit a woman in the head?

3. During the meeting with his principal, what does Paul consider doing?

4. From whom does Michel gotten LPs when he was eight?

5. How does Paul manage the symptoms of his disease?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What justificaton is given for the boys' actions in Chapter 21?

3. What is a flashback? How are flashbacks used in The Dinner?

4. How is Beau's behavior compared with that of Michel and Rick in the scenario presented in Chapter 21?

5. Why does Paul wish for a war or terrorist attack in Chapter 24?

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

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

8. What does Paul suggest Michel do about the cell phone in Chapter 26?

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

10. What comes about in the discussion between Paul and Claire regarding a second child?

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