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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. What was Noah's father's name?
(a) Marc.
(b) Michael.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Geoffrey.

2. How many photographs are included in the text prior to Chapter I: The Call?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

3. The first line of Chapter 1: The Call evokes the image of what kind of man "packing his bags" (12)?
(a) Excited.
(b) Tall.
(c) Sad.
(d) Old.

4. Noah and Joan were married for "not-quite" (13) how many years before her death?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 60.
(d) 40.

5. Noah's mother died in July of which year, the month before the date written on the mailer Noah finds?
(a) 2011.
(b) 1983.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1992.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of the social worker named Rosa who calls Noah on the phone in Chapter I: The Call?

2. What was Noah's mother's name?

3. From what location does the novel's protagonist, Noah, hear his wife Joan speaking in Chapter 1: The Call?

4. The epigraph of the novel classifies the novel's title as which part of speech?

5. At what location does Noah meet Michael for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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