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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Noah's mother died in July of which year, the month before the date written on the mailer Noah finds?
(a) 1983.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1992.
(d) 2011.

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

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

7. To what object does Donoghue compare Noah in terms of his parents' treatment of him during childhood?
(a) A beanbag.
(b) A hula hoop.
(c) A champagne flute.
(d) A frisbee.

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

9. The first line of Chapter 1: The Call evokes the image of what kind of man "packing his bags" (12)?
(a) Sad.
(b) Excited.
(c) Tall.
(d) Old.

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

11. 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.

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

13. Noah and Joan were married for "not-quite" (13) how many years before her death?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 60.
(d) 40.

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

15. How long before the narrative present did Noah's younger sister die?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city in France is Noah getting ready to travel in order to celebrate his birthday?

2. Under what type of tree did Noah and Fernande scatter Victor's ashes?

3. Which body part did Noah's father Marc lose within the first month of World War I?

4. Noah talks to Michael about the photograph depicting Joan with which politician?

5. For how many years has Joan been deceased by the narrative present?

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