Akin Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Akin Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what location does Noah meet Michael for the first time?

2. What type of document does Rosa leave behind for Noah to find in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?

3. To what area of New York City does Noah take Michael to when he first brings him home?

4. Vivienne is using her spare bedroom to house a family from which country?

5. Noah tells Michael that what fraction of Michael's ancestors came from France?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Noah's wife Joan feel about traveling during her life?

2. In what way does Chapter I: The Call end on a hopeful note concerning Michael and Noah?

3. To what phone call does the title of Chapter I: The Call refer?

4. Explain the origins of the friendship between Joan and Vivienne.

5. Which photograph within the biography puts off a distinct sense of danger and why?

6. For what purpose does Donoghue use a beanbag as a metaphor for Noah's treatment by his parents during his childhood?

7. To what location is Noah getting ready to travel in Chapter I: The Calling and for what purpose is he traveling there?

8. For what reason did Noah and Joan refrain from having children?

9. Discuss two instances that stump Noah in terms of handling Michael.

10. What does Rosa Figueroa name as the main danger if Noah were to refuse to house Michael?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Donoghue's decision to include humor within the novel entitled Akin. What purpose did Donoghue have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of injustice portrayed within Akin? Examine Donoghue's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Donoghue's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Akin.

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