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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What image on Noah's phone case does he explain to Michael as "a sort of family tree" (64)?
(a) The periodic table.
(b) A map of France.
(c) A recipe for hot chocolate.
(d) The theory of relativity.

8. 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) Schnauzer.
(b) Bichon frise.
(c) Shih tzu.
(d) Malamute.

9. In what city does Noah currently live?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York City.
(d) Boston.

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

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

12. To what city in France is Noah getting ready to travel in order to celebrate his birthday?
(a) Marseilles.
(b) Cannes.
(c) Paris.
(d) Nice.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours forward does Noah set his watch when he and Michael arrive in France?

2. What is the title of the form Noah tries to present to custom officials while Michael is in his care?

3. In what room in the house does Noah keep the last few boxes of his late sister's belongings?

4. What was Noah's mother's name?

5. At what location does Noah meet Michael for the first time?

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