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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What Norwegian writer is referenced in the letter?
(a) Henrik Ibsen.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Kafka.
(d) Lonoff.
2. What school does Lonoff teach at?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Athene College.
(c) University of Chicago.
(d) Berkshires College.
3. What does Nathan's family eat at Sunday brunch?
(a) Smoked fish and warm rolls.
(b) Smoked fish and potatoes.
(c) Warm rolls and turkey.
(d) Ham and beans.
4. What job does Nathan do three days a week?
(a) Sell magazine subscriptions.
(b) Sell self-help books.
(c) Sell vacuum cleaners.
(d) Sell lawn care services.
5. Who writes a letter to Nathan at Quahsay?
(a) Amy.
(b) Judge Wapter.
(c) His mother.
(d) Hope Lonoff.
6. What type of suit is the "great man" wearing in Chapter 1?
(a) Striped.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gabardine.
(d) Silk.
7. What writer does Nathan connect to Lonoff?
(a) Himself.
(b) Isaac Babel.
(c) Kafka.
(d) Chopin.
8. What does Chaya mean?
(a) Money.
(b) Life.
(c) Heartache.
(d) Death.
9. How many years are there between Lonoff's first book and his sixth book?
(a) 15.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.
10. Who writes a college admissions letter for Nathan?
(a) Doctor Zuckerman.
(b) Judge Wapter.
(c) Teddy.
(d) Lonoff.
11. Where does Nathan go to be interviewed for his college admissions letter?
(a) Police station.
(b) University of Chicago.
(c) His uncle's house.
(d) Essex County Courthouse.
12. What type of Jew is Judge Wapter?
(a) Galician.
(b) Atheist.
(c) Orthodox.
(d) Greek.
13. Who is the overseer at Nathan's day job?
(a) Amy.
(b) Hope.
(c) McElroy.
(d) Lonoff.
14. How old is the house, according to the narrator, in Chapter 1?
(a) 300 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 200 years.
(d) 400 years.
15. Who does Nathan try to write a letter to in Lonoff's study?
(a) Amy.
(b) His father.
(c) Betsy.
(d) Lonoff.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Lonoff have different colored paper on his desk?
2. What does Nathan want from Lonoff in Chapter 1?
3. What do Nathan's parents listen to on the radio on Sundays?
4. What kind of car does Amy drive?
5. To what animal does Nathan's father compare Sidney?
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