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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. Who at the table is the first to call what the boys did a murder?
(a) Paul.
(b) Serge.
(c) Claire.
(d) Babette.

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

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

4. Outside the restaurant, what additional information does Michel reveal to Paul?
(a) That his new girlfriend was also present at the incident.
(b) That Beau is using the cell phone video to blackmail Michel and Rick.
(c) That he has already been to the police to confess to the crime.
(d) The video has been posted by a stranger who hacked his phone.

5. Outside the restaurant, when Paul tells Michel that he has seen the videos on his phone, what does Michel want to know?
(a) Whether or not Claire knows.
(b) Whether or not Paul is going to turn him in.
(c) If Paul wants to hear the whole story of what happened.
(d) If Paul will help him destroy the evidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the flashback to when Paul is still teaching, where does he take a trip to?

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

3. Paul notes in Chapter 36 that both he and Michel have a dislike for what?

4. What does Paul wonder about when he hears about the test usually used to diagnose his disorder?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Paul describe the relationship between Michel and Rick in Chapter 26?

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

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

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

5. Where does Paul find the new video of the crime? What is it labeled as?

6. How is Claire treated for her illness in Chapter 34?

7. What response does Claire have as she and Paul watch the surveillance video on television?

8. What effects does Paul's medication have on him?

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

10. What has Paul prepared for dinner when Serge and Babette visit while Claire is in the hospital? Why?

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