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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which body part did Noah's father Marc lose within the first month of World War I?
(a) His leg.
(b) His hand.
(c) His ear.
(d) His foot.

2. As Noah packs his belongings in Chapter 1: The Call, he is planning to leave for France in how many days?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. 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) 24.
(b) 4.
(c) 14.
(d) 34.

4. 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) 90.
(b) 36.
(c) 12.
(d) 24.

5. To what location do Noah and Michael go during their first walk together?
(a) A cafe.
(b) The Museum of Natural History.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) Central Park.

6. 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.

7. To what area of New York City does Noah take Michael to when he first brings him home?
(a) The Upper East Side.
(b) The Lower West Side.
(c) The Upper West Side.
(d) The Lower West Side.

8. What name does Michael call Noah at the pizza parlor when Noah will not buy him a Coke?
(a) Richie Rich.
(b) Motherfucker.
(c) Dickhead.
(d) Daddy Warbucks.

9. Vivienne is using her spare bedroom to house a family from which country?
(a) Syria.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Yemen.
(d) Somalia.

10. What was Fernande's husband's name?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Drew.
(c) Dan.
(d) Art.

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

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

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

14. Michael tells Noah that he heard the poster's subject had been orchestrated by whom?
(a) The Communists.
(b) The Alt-Right.
(c) The Chinese.
(d) The Jews.

15. What is the name of Michael's disabled uncle who is living in Queens with friends?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Bill.
(c) Cody.
(d) Mac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of the social worker named Rosa who calls Noah on the phone in Chapter I: The Call?

2. How many years older than his late younger sister was Noah?

3. What facial expression does Noah display just before Chapter I: The Call ends?

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

5. How many photographs are included in the text prior to Chapter I: The Call?

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