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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter I: The Call.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Villanelles.
(b) Limericks.
(c) Haiku.
(d) Couplets.

2. In what city does Noah currently live?
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York City.

3. How many photographs are contained within the mailer Noah finds in Chapter 1: The Call?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 13.

4. For how many years has Joan been deceased by the narrative present?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. Noah tells Vivienne in Chapter I: The Call that there are initials written on the backs of how many photographs within the mailer he found?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years older than his late younger sister was Noah?

2. By what name does Noah refer to his French grandfather, the artist?

3. For how many months has Noah been retired by the opening of the narrative?

4. How many photographs are included in the text prior to Chapter I: The Call?

5. The novel entitled Akin includes an epigraph consisting of how many definitions of the word 'akin'?

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