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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in Chapter 1: The Call that Noah will turn how old the following Monday?
(a) 80.
(b) 70.
(c) 40.
(d) 60.

2. The narrator reveals in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that Joan died of what cause?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A fall.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Influenza.

3. Noah thinks about the fact that which group of people "used to distinguish between senectus (still lively) and decrepitus (done for)" (12)?
(a) The Ancient Romans.
(b) The Indian ascetics.
(c) The Ottomans.
(d) The Buddhists.

4. What was Noah's mother's name?
(a) Margot.
(b) Siobhan.
(c) Jeanette.
(d) Marie.

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

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

7. Noah tells Michael on the way to the convenience store in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that his late dog Mendeleev had been what breed?
(a) Bichon frise.
(b) Shih tzu.
(c) Malamute.
(d) Schnauzer.

8. How many years had Noah and his father Marc been apart before Margot sent Noah to New York City to live with Marc?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

9. What was Noah's father's name?
(a) Geoffrey.
(b) Michael.
(c) Marc.
(d) Stanley.

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

11. What is the name of Noah's younger sister?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Fannie.
(c) Francesca.
(d) Fernande.

12. How many photographs are contained within the mailer Noah finds in Chapter 1: The Call?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

13. What image is on the front of the journal Noah buys for Michael at the airport bookstore?
(a) A pirate.
(b) A lion.
(c) A bear.
(d) A ghost.

14. 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) Limericks.
(b) Haiku.
(c) Couplets.
(d) Villanelles.

15. 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?
(a) 12.
(b) 36.
(c) 90.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what location does the novel's protagonist, Noah, hear his wife Joan speaking in Chapter 1: The Call?

2. Who tells Noah that it had likely been Victor who was responsible for the crime to which Amber confessed?

3. Noah's mother died in July of which year, the month before the date written on the mailer Noah finds?

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

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

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