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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. Who is Nathan's father's moral mentor?
(a) Father Quahsay.
(b) Judge Wapter.
(c) Otto Frank.
(d) Lonoff.

2. What college are the twins supposed to graduate from in Nathan's story?
(a) Rutgers.
(b) University of Chicago.
(c) Athene College.
(d) Harvard.

3. What award did Lonoff's sixth book win?
(a) Pulitzer Prize.
(b) Newberry Award.
(c) National Book Award.
(d) Caldecott Award.

4. What Norwegian writer is referenced in the letter?
(a) Lonoff.
(b) Kafka.
(c) Henrik Ibsen.
(d) Socrates.

5. How long has Nathan let his father stew?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does Amy drive?

2. Who does Nathan's father contact for help in getting to a higher person for advice about Nathan's story?

3. Who is the city's first Jewish mayor?

4. Which branch of the military did the narrator serve in?

5. What is Nathan's father's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zuckerman react to the decor in Lonoff's home?

2. Describe Lonoff's living room as Zuckerman sees it in Chapter 1.

3. Describe the girl-woman Zuckerman sees at Lonoff's house in Chapter 1.

4. What is pinned to the bulletin board in Lonoff's office?

5. How does Zuckerman's father think the "Higher Education" story will be perceived if it is published?

6. What is Zuckerman carrying in his briefcase that he takes to Lonoff's house?

7. What does Zuckerman think might be a good idea for a writer based on the reactions of the New York party-goers at the publishing party?

8. What does Zuckerman's first reading of Lonoff's work show him about his own life?

9. How does the trouble between Zuckerman and his father begin, according to Zuckerman in Chapter 2?

10. Why is Zuckerman skeptical of the party-goers' analysis of Lonoff?

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