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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Michael tells Noah that the cracked cell phone in his possession belongs to whom?
(a) Victor.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Cody.
(d) Amber.

4. In what year did Noah's maternal grandfather die while living in France?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1944.

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

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

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

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

9. What language(s) did Noah speak upon his arrival in the United States at age four?
(a) French.
(b) French and Spanish.
(c) French and English.
(d) English.

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

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

12. 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) Villanelles.
(b) Limericks.
(c) Haiku.
(d) Couplets.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The novel entitled Akin includes an epigraph consisting of how many definitions of the word 'akin'?

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

3. What town does Noah tell Michael has been "tossed back and forth between France and Italy for centuries" (71)?

4. In what city does Noah currently live?

5. What is the name of Michael's disabled uncle who is living in Queens with friends?

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