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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 document does Rosa leave behind for Noah to find in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?
(a) A pamphlet.
(b) An article.
(c) A contract.
(d) An essay.

2. By what name does Noah refer to his French grandfather, the artist?
(a) Pere Mari.
(b) Pere Sonne.
(c) Pere Soleil.
(d) Pere Mardi.

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

4. To what object does Donoghue compare Noah in terms of his parents' treatment of him during childhood?
(a) A hula hoop.
(b) A champagne flute.
(c) A frisbee.
(d) A beanbag.

5. 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) 14.
(b) 24.
(c) 34.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town does Noah tell Michael has been "tossed back and forth between France and Italy for centuries" (71)?

2. In what room in the house does Noah keep the last few boxes of his late sister's belongings?

3. From what airport does Michael take his first-ever flight?

4. As Noah observes Nice from his window seat on the plane, which character does he wish were there?

5. Noah and Joan were married for "not-quite" (13) how many years before her death?

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