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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Michel finds Paul, what lie does Paul tell him?

2. What do the boys tell the bum to say when they attack him/her?

3. What difficulty does the restaurant manager encounter when serving the wine?

4. What label of jacket has Michel recently spent with his clothes allowance recently?

5. What is the name of Serge and Babette's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what films does Paul compare the setting and people of Dordogne in Chapter 12?

2. How is Rick's behavior described in the video?

3. How does Paul describe his brother's eating behavior?

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

5. How is Serge perceived by the public?

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

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

8. Why does Paul go into the restroom after finding Claire and Babette in the garden? Does he achieve his objective?

9. What explanation does Serge give to Paul regarding Babette's behavior in Chapter 15? Is he telling the truth?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore significance of the novel's narrative style. What would the novel be like if told from one of the other characters' points of view? Do you think the other characters in the novel would be more or less reliable narrators? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Paul as an example of an unreliable narrator. What aspects of Paul's narrative come into question? Why? How would this novel differ if Paul were a reliable narrator, or if the story were related from a third-person perspective?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the relationship of Claire and Paul. How does Paul deal with the Claire's illness and the possibility of losing his family? Why is Claire so protective of Paul? What keeps their marriage going?

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