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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. Noah thinks about the fact that which group of people "used to distinguish between senectus (still lively) and decrepitus (done for)" (12)?
(a) The Indian ascetics.
(b) The Ottomans.
(c) The Buddhists.
(d) The Ancient Romans.

2. 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) 9.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

3. What is the last name of the social worker named Rosa who calls Noah on the phone in Chapter I: The Call?
(a) Cortes.
(b) Figueroa.
(c) Walsh.
(d) O'Brien.

4. Who tells Noah that it had likely been Victor who was responsible for the crime to which Amber confessed?
(a) Rose.
(b) Vivienne.
(c) Joan.
(d) Cody.

5. The narrator states in Chapter 1: The Call that Noah will turn how old the following Monday?
(a) 40.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of family heirlooms did Victor steal during Joan's funeral?

2. Noah's mother died in July of which year, the month before the date written on the mailer Noah finds?

3. What facial expression does Noah display just before Chapter I: The Call ends?

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

5. The first line of Chapter 1: The Call evokes the image of what kind of man "packing his bags" (12)?

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