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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. When did Schneider ask permission to use a line of one of Ruth's poems?
(a) 3 weeks ago.
(b) 8 weeks ago.
(c) A month ago.
(d) 2 months ago.

2. What weapons do Armand's men have at Professor Robinson's speaking engagment?
(a) Guns.
(b) Red pepper spray.
(c) Tear gas.
(d) Truncheons.

3. In Chapter 6, how long has it been since Professor Robinson's last speaking event?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 16 days.

4. In Chapter 8, what type of pie does Olivier offer Armand and Jean-Guy?
(a) Banana cream.
(b) Chocolate cream.
(c) Coconut cream.
(d) Lemon meringue.

5. In Chapter 17, what is the child playing in the performance who starts crying?
(a) Donkey.
(b) Dog.
(c) Cat.
(d) Porcupine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time do Armand and Reine-Marie walk into the Auberge in Chapter 16?

2. When Armand examines the body in the snow in Chapter 20, how long does he estimate the woman has been dead?

3. At the end of Chapter 7, where do Armand and Jean-Guy go?

4. At what university does Robinson work?

5. What is the name of the community where Vincent Gilbert and Colette Roberge both served on the board?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Colette's kitchen described?

2. What does a journalist say in Chapter 15 about Robinson's message?

3. What happens as Professor Robinson speaks?

4. Who is Jean-Guy?

5. What struggles are there with managing a crowd?

6. Why does Armand go to see Chancellor Colette Roberge?

7. What do Armand and Jean-Guy find when teenagers raise an alarm?

8. How does Robinson react when Colette suggests that Schneider was killed by someone who wanted to kill Robinson?

9. When firecrackers go off at the end of Chapter 18, who reacts and why?

10. When Clara and Myrna complain about how difficult Haniya Daoud is, what does Reine-Marie tell them to remember?

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