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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Joan meet her best friend Vivienne in first grade at "their tony New York girls' school" (16)?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1942.

2. About what subject is Michael really asking when Noah thinks he is asking about Noah's late wife Joan?
(a) Sink.
(b) Phone.
(c) Home.
(d) Wi-Fi.

3. What object previously owned by Pere Sonne does Michael show interest in during Chapter II: Twenty Questions?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A wind-up robot.
(c) A painting.
(d) A wind-up bird.

4. One of the three objects Noah keeps within Chapter 1: The Call is a sheaf of what kind of poetry written by his younger sister on Thanksgiving of 2002?
(a) Haiku.
(b) Villanelles.
(c) Couplets.
(d) Limericks.

5. Noah assumes that which character had taken the photographs he finds in Chapter 1: The Call?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His cousin.

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

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

8. In what year did Noah's maternal grandfather die while living in France?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1961.

9. What is the title of the form Noah tries to present to custom officials while Michael is in his care?
(a) The Designation of Guardian form.
(b) The Designation of Person in Parental Relationship form.
(c) The Bestowal of Custody Rights form.
(d) The Waiving of Temporary Custody form.

10. Who else accompanies Michael and Noah as they enter Noah's apartment together for the first time?
(a) Amber.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Victor.
(d) Lucas.

11. As Noah observes Nice from his window seat on the plane, which character does he wish were there?
(a) Amber.
(b) Vivienne.
(c) Joan.
(d) Fernande.

12. The epigraph of the novel classifies the novel's title as which part of speech?
(a) Verb.
(b) Noun.
(c) Adjective.
(d) Preposition.

13. Under what type of tree did Noah and Fernande scatter Victor's ashes?
(a) Elm.
(b) Oak.
(c) Madrona.
(d) Cherry.

14. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that Pere Sonne's real name was what?
(a) Pere Lachaise.
(b) Michel Foucault.
(c) Pierre Personnet.
(d) Audrey Tatou.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many months has Noah been retired by the opening of the narrative?

2. Noah thinks about the fact that which group of people "used to distinguish between senectus (still lively) and decrepitus (done for)" (12)?

3. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that he has never "had more than" (57) how many cigarettes per day?

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

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

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