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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII: Schooled and Chapter IX: Decisive Moments.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Noah says that the average life expectancy when he was born was under what age?
(a) 80.
(b) 50.
(c) 70.
(d) 60.

2. When Noah "ruefully" (160) thinks of the foster care pamphlet, what is NOT an element he recalls from it?
(a) Guidance.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Truth.
(d) A good example.

3. How many hours forward does Noah set his watch when he and Michael arrive in France?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

4. How many years had Noah and his father Marc been apart before Margot sent Noah to New York City to live with Marc?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

5. Chapter VI: The Law of Closure begins with a scene featuring Noah and Michael eating which meal?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Brunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. For which character does Noah give thanks at the end of Chapter IX: Decisive Moments?

2. Into what body of water does Michael jump when he runs off during his late-night dinner in Chapter VIII: Schooled?

3. Noah tells Michael that on what day, there will be "a Bataille des Fleurs--a mock battle" (155)?

4. What is NOT something that happens after a particular noise frightens Noah as he is heading into the sea?

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

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