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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 old is Michel when Paul speaks to the principal in Chapter 30?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

3. From whom does Michel gotten LPs when he was eight?
(a) Mr. Hoover.
(b) Mr. Breedveld.
(c) Mr. Anderson.
(d) Mr. Von Deisen.

4. During the meeting with his principal, what does Paul consider doing?
(a) Physically assaulting the principal.
(b) Trying to explain the stress that he had been under.
(c) Quitting his job then and there.
(d) Daring the principal to discipline him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What additional information does Paul learn from his web searching?

4. What happens when the restaurant owner comes over to the table?

5. What message does the poster of the cell phone video leave at the end of the clip on the internet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is clear about the behavior and actions of the perpetrators in the security video Paul watches on the news?

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

8. What advice does Paul give to Michel in Chapter 23? Why?

9. How does Michel react to the scene at the bicycle shop?

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

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