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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 type of family heirlooms did Victor steal during Joan's funeral?
(a) Rare coins.
(b) Quilts.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Pieces of silverware.

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

3. How many years older than his late younger sister was Noah?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

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

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) 9.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Noah gets ready one February day to travel to a particular city in France, he reflects that he has not been there since what age?

2. How long before the narrative present did Noah's younger sister die?

3. What was Noah's father's name?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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