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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. How does the bike shop owner respond to Paul's visit?
(a) He thanks Paul for covering the damage.
(b) He gives Michel a bell for his handlebars.
(c) He tries to sell him a newer, more expensive bike.
(d) He angrily refers to Michel as a punk.

2. What does Michel accidentally do when he is eight years old?
(a) He runs over his cousin with his bike.
(b) He starts a fire in the house.
(c) He kicks a ball through a bike shop window.
(d) He leaves the door open, allowing the dog to escape.

3. What happens when the restaurant owner comes over to the table?
(a) The owner asks all of them to leave.
(b) The owner offers them another dinner free of charge.
(c) Paul screams obscenities at him and orders him away.
(d) Babette throws a glass of wine at him.

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

5. On the night of the dinner, when Paul is finally able to see the end of the cell phone video, what does he discover?
(a) That the woman had goaded them into attacking her.
(b) That Michel is the ringleader and initiated the attack on the woman.
(c) That the idea for the attack was Rick's.
(d) That the boys are being framed for the crime.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Paul go to the bike shop when Michel is eight years old?

2. During the meeting with his principal, why does Paul decide to not act on his impulses?

3. After Paul starts taking medication, what does he consider asking Claire?

4. After the incident at the bike shop, what agreement do Paul and Michel make?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Babette respond to the dessert in Chapter 36?

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

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

9. How does Paul deal with Michel while Claire is ill?

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

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