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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In what city do Noah and Michael have a very short layover before going on to Nice?
(a) Olso.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

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

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

7. What is the last name of the social worker named Rosa who calls Noah on the phone in Chapter I: The Call?
(a) Cortes.
(b) Walsh.
(c) O'Brien.
(d) Figueroa.

8. Noah tells Michael that what fraction of Michael's ancestors came from France?
(a) One-quarter.
(b) Three-quarters.
(c) One-half.
(d) Two-fifths.

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

10. The novel entitled Akin includes an epigraph consisting of how many definitions of the word 'akin'?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Noah observes Nice from his window seat on the plane, which character does he wish were there?

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

3. What language(s) did Noah speak upon his arrival in the United States at age four?

4. From what airport does Michael take his first-ever flight?

5. What was Noah's father's name?

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