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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why of Paloma punished?
(a) For being rude to her mother.
(b) For correcting her father in front of company.
(c) For slapping her sister.
(d) For refusing to do her homework.

2. What surprised Renee about her husband?
(a) That he was very eccentric.
(b) That he was rather kind.
(c) That he was interested in her.
(d) That he was so intelligent.

3. What does Renee do when she leaves school?
(a) Works on the family farm.
(b) Trains as a vet assistant.
(c) Works where she is working now.
(d) Gets married.

4. Who has Renee studied recently?
(a) Sarte.
(b) Heidegger
(c) Husserl.
(d) Merleau-Ponty.

5. What does Paloma think of Maître Arthens?
(a) That he is kind.
(b) That he is not really dying.
(c) That he is going to hell.
(d) That he is a bad man.

6. How does Renee characterize that dog?
(a) Ugly and useless.
(b) Beautiful but helpless.
(c) Friendly but bites.
(d) Ugly but necessary.

7. What do Athena and Neptune attempt to do?
(a) Grab the same piece of meat.
(b) Go through the pet door simultaneously.
(c) Mate.
(d) Fight.

8. Why does Paloma think is interesting regarding Maître Arthens?
(a) That he had a priest come to his death bed.
(b) That news of his death causes such excitement throughout the building.
(c) That his two children turned out to be such good people.
(d) That he never said a kind word to anyone.

9. What does Pierre ask of Renee?
(a) For her to show him how to cook eggs.
(b) For her to run down the street for him.
(c) For her to bring him a package when it's delivered.
(d) For her to put a boot cleaner in the lobby.

10. What does Renee think of what she read of this author?
(a) It is easy to understand but difficult to see any practical applications.
(b) It is nonsense.
(c) It is brilliant.
(d) It is confusing but has merit.

11. To what dog does Renee liken concierges?
(a) Labs.
(b) Great Danes.
(c) Yorkies.
(d) Poodles.

12. What breed is Athena?
(a) Westie.
(b) Yorkie.
(c) Cocker spaniel.
(d) Poodle.

13. What has Renee never had?
(a) Formal education.
(b) A home of her own.
(c) A dearth of friends.
(d) A family.

14. How old is Paloma Josse?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 10.

15. What did Arthens' son once ask Renee?
(a) The name of some flowers.
(b) Why she would work there when she was so smart.
(c) The name of her cat.
(d) Where he could buy some cocaine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paloma notice about one of the players?

2. What is one way Renee plays to her clients' prejudice?

3. Who is gossiping about Madame de Broglie?

4. What does Paloma begin to drink in the morning?

5. Why does Paloma begin to drink something different in the morning?

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