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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV: The Promenade and Chapter V: Neither Here nor There.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what room in the house does Noah keep the last few boxes of his late sister's belongings?
(a) The spare room.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The conservatory.
(d) The den.

2. For how many months has Noah been retired by the opening of the narrative?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 1.

3. One of the three objects Noah keeps within Chapter 1: The Call is a sheaf of what kind of poetry written by his younger sister on Thanksgiving of 2002?
(a) Haiku.
(b) Villanelles.
(c) Couplets.
(d) Limericks.

4. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that he "spent most of [his] career working on" (68) what?
(a) Genomes.
(b) Medications.
(c) Protons.
(d) Polymers.

5. What is the name of Michael's disabled uncle who is living in Queens with friends?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Mac.
(c) Bill.
(d) Cody.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Joan's ethereal voice use to describe Noah's theory about Margot and the man with the cane?

2. In what year did Noah's maternal grandfather die while living in France?

3. Who else accompanies Michael and Noah as they enter Noah's apartment together for the first time?

4. Noah tells Michael specifically not to spend his money on what items?

5. As Noah packs his belongings in Chapter 1: The Call, he is planning to leave for France in how many days?

(see the answer key)

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