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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV: The Promenade and Chapter V: Neither Here nor There.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What town does Noah tell Michael has been "tossed back and forth between France and Italy for centuries" (71)?
(a) Nice.
(b) Cannes.
(c) Rome.
(d) Padua.

2. When Noah takes Michael down to the seashore in Nice, Michael asks why there are what objects instead of sand?
(a) Hay bales.
(b) Piles of driftwood.
(c) Boulders.
(d) Pebbles.

3. What plan for the day does Michael veto in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There because he considers it childish?
(a) The library.
(b) The zoo.
(c) The ice skating rink.
(d) The museum.

4. To how many years of prison was Amber sentenced when she took a plea?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The novel entitled Akin includes an epigraph consisting of how many definitions of the word 'akin'?

2. Noah tells Michael in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There that Miss Sprule served in what capacity during Noah's childhood?

3. What is the name of Noah's younger sister?

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

5. Noah begins to suspect in earnest in Chapter IV: The Promenade that the man with the cane in one of Margot's photographs had been her what?

(see the answer key)

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