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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II: Twenty Questions and Chapter III: Takeoff Speed.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) 24.
(b) 34.
(c) 14.
(d) 4.

3. To what location do Noah and Michael go during their first walk together?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) The Museum of Natural History.
(c) Central Park.
(d) A cafe.

4. In what city do Noah and Michael have a very short layover before going on to Nice?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Olso.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that Pere Sonne's real name was what?

3. Noah tells Michael that what fraction of Michael's ancestors came from France?

4. To what object does Donoghue compare Noah in terms of his parents' treatment of him during childhood?

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

(see the answer key)

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