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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the video on the news broadcast that Paul and Claire see end?
(a) With the arrival of the police.
(b) With the gas can igniting and engulfing the old woman in flames.
(c) With Serge going before the cameras and insisting the attackers be brought to justice.
(d) With clear pictures of Michel and Rick.

2. What has Serge decided to do, as made clear by the end of the dinner at the restaraunt?
(a) File for divorce.
(b) Move permanently to France.
(c) Use his connections to cover up the boys' crime.
(d) Drop out of the race for prime minister.

3. How does Paul react to the bike shop owner's tirade?
(a) He insults the shopkeeper's son.
(b) He buys the most expensive bike in the store.
(c) He apologizes and promises that Michel will stop playing ball outside his shop.
(d) He threatens the shopkeeper with violence.

4. 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.

5. What do Beau, Rick, and Michel discover inside the place they decide to stop on their way home from a party?
(a) A group of thieves trying to break into the machine.
(b) A drunken old man.
(c) A homeless woman in a sleeping bag.
(d) A pile of trash that someone had thrown inside.

6. What test is usually used to diagnose Paul's disorder?
(a) A psychological test.
(b) A DNA test.
(c) An amniotic fluid test.
(d) A blood test.

7. What does Michel insist to Paul about the incident?
(a) That the woman deserved what she got.
(b) The Rick was the ringleader and forced him into it.
(c) That they had nothing to do with the attack.
(d) That they thought the gas can was empty.

8. Who at the table strongly argues that what had happened with the boys was only an accident?
(a) Serge.
(b) Paul.
(c) Babette.
(d) Claire.

9. What chance is Serge unwilling to take?
(a) Getting elected and having his violent and unstable brother in the public eye.
(b) Making any choice that could endanger his marriage.
(c) Getting elected only to have the boys' crime made public.
(d) Making any choice that could endanger his brother's mental health.

10. On the night of the news broadcast, what does Paul suggest while talking with Michel?
(a) That they go to the police and confess to the crime.
(b) To tell Claire, then decide as a family what they are going to do.
(c) That they meet with Serge to get legal advice.
(d) That they remain silent about the ATM incident.

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

12. Who is the school psychologist Paul went to see?
(a) Steinmann.
(b) Rothbower.
(c) Von Hoover.
(d) Van Dieren.

13. How much does Serge say people get for manslaughter in their country?
(a) Six years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Nine years.

14. According to Serge, how has the incident at the ATM affected Rick?
(a) He is terrified of getting caught by the police.
(b) He is racked with guilt over his actions.
(c) He seems completely unaffected by the incident.
(d) He has developing a disturbing violent streak.

15. How does Paul manage the symptoms of his disease?
(a) With intense psychotherapy.
(b) With electroshock treatments.
(c) With occasional surgeries.
(d) With medication.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unexpected event occurs after Paul beigns taking medication?

2. How old is Michel when Paul speaks to the principal in Chapter 30?

3. What happens to Paul as a result of his treatments for his psychological condition?

4. After the newscast, what realization does Paul choose to withhold from Claire?

5. How much does Paul believe Claire knows about the boys' involvement in the incident?

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