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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI: The Law of Closure and Chapter VII: "Nom de Guerre".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food do Michael and Noah eat just before they go to the circus at the end of Chapter VI: The Law of Closure?
(a) Sushi.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Crepes.

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

3. In what room in the house does Noah keep the last few boxes of his late sister's belongings?
(a) The den.
(b) The spare room.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The conservatory.

4. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that he "spent most of [his] career working on" (68) what?
(a) Medications.
(b) Protons.
(c) Genomes.
(d) Polymers.

5. What method does Michael eventually use in France in order to communicate with his mother Amber?
(a) Postcard.
(b) Letter.
(c) Telegram.
(d) Email.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator reveals in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that Joan died of what cause?

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

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

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

5. When Rosa calls to talk to Michael in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed, it is revealed that Rosa is the social worker for how many children?

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