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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. Monsieur Benoit reports to Noah that the woman referred to as MZ performed what position within the Marcel network organization?
(a) Thief.
(b) Informer.
(c) Forger.
(d) Nanny.

2. How does Donoghue translate the phrase, "The Vielle Ville" (163)?
(a) Old Nice.
(b) Downtown Nice.
(c) New Nice.
(d) Gentrified Nice.

3. On what day of the week are there two days left of the trip in Chapter VII: Nom de Guerre?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Saturday.

4. When Noah looks up the "notorious area" of Brooklyn where Michael had lived, he finds the average life expectancy to be what age?
(a) 79.
(b) 74.
(c) 65.
(d) 70.

5. According to Noah, what group of people were responsible for building the promenade?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Children.
(c) Prisoners of war.
(d) Beggars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Noah says that in France, residents of hotels leave what item at the front desk when they go out?

2. Who gives Coco's number to Noah in Chapter VI: The Law of Closure?

3. What is socca?

4. When Noah "ruefully" (160) thinks of the foster care pamphlet, what is NOT an element he recalls from it?

5. Noah says that his father Marc died at what age?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Noah react when Michael asks him how long Noah is going to live?

2. What results does Noah unearth when he searches for the average life expectancy of a person in Michael's Brooklyn neighborhood?

3. For what reason are soldiers present in Nice during Noah and Michael's visit?

4. Near the end of Chapter V: Neither Here nor There, what action does Noah think about taking once he returns home to New York City and why?

5. What tattoo does Michael have on the inside of his arm and what is its significance?

6. What two revelations are made about the initials MZ within Chapter VII: "Nom de Guerre"?

7. What do tourists symbolize within Chapter IV: The Promenade?

8. What holiday is taking place in Nice during Michael and Noah's time there and what mood does it lend to the narrative?

9. What detail does Noah tell Michael about Miss Sprule's discipline of him during his childhood?

10. What important realization does Noah make about Margot's photograph of a small boy in Chapter IV: The Promenade and to what conclusion does he then jump?

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