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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. At what location does Noah meet Michael for the first time?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A police station.
(c) A library.
(d) A passport office.

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

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

10. What weapon does Noah bring up when he asks Michael if he has anything sharp on his person at the airport?
(a) A chain.
(b) A letter opener.
(c) An arrow.
(d) A knife.

11. Under what type of tree did Noah and Fernande scatter Victor's ashes?
(a) Madrona.
(b) Elm.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Oak.

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

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

14. About what subject is Michael really asking when Noah thinks he is asking about Noah's late wife Joan?
(a) Sink.
(b) Home.
(c) Phone.
(d) Wi-Fi.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Noah tells Vivienne in Chapter I: The Call that there are initials written on the backs of how many photographs within the mailer he found?

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

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

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

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