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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. The reader is reminded in Chapter VI: The Law of Closure that which two drugs had been found in Victor's system after his death?

2. What is Michael doing when Noah wakes up suddenly in Chapter IV: The Promenade?

3. What object does Noah use within an analogy while explaining DNA inheritance to Michael?

4. When Noah looks up the average life expectancy across New York City, he finds that it is what age?

5. What is the Carnival parade called in Nice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the statistic Noah finds about the prevalence of Confidential Informants within United States drug cases?

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

3. How does Noah help Michael communicate with his mother Amber in Chapter IV: The Promenade?

4. For what reason does Noah lie to Michael in Chapter VI: The Law of Closure?

5. Discuss the difference between Noah's outward reaction and his inward reaction to the revelation that Michael has a tattoo.

6. To what objects does Noah compare a biological mother and father in his DNA explanation to Michael?

7. For what reason does Noah think "ruefully" (180) of the fostering pamphlet in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Donoghue’s message regarding the connection between grief and action and what tools are used within Akin in order to get this message across to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

In what way does Donoghue go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to fulfill the goals of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why Donoghue instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Akin.

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