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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of the book Noah buys at the airport bookstore?
(a) Ansel Adams's work.
(b) Pere Sonne's work.
(c) Man Ray's work.
(d) Salvador Dali's work.

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

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

4. What type of document does Rosa leave behind for Noah to find in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?
(a) A pamphlet.
(b) A contract.
(c) An article.
(d) An essay.

5. Noah assumes that which character had taken the photographs he finds in Chapter 1: The Call?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

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

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

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

9. What is NOT a piece of advice Rosa gives to Noah about Michael as she leaves his apartment in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?
(a) Leave him alone.
(b) Keep trying.
(c) Ensure that he feels safe.
(d) Keep listening.

10. When Rosa calls to talk to Michael in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed, it is revealed that Rosa is the social worker for how many children?
(a) 90.
(b) 24.
(c) 12.
(d) 36.

11. How many years had Noah and his father Marc been apart before Margot sent Noah to New York City to live with Marc?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

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

13. What facial expression does Noah display just before Chapter I: The Call ends?
(a) A thoughtful expression.
(b) A frown.
(c) A smile.
(d) A grimace.

14. From what location does the novel's protagonist, Noah, hear his wife Joan speaking in Chapter 1: The Call?
(a) From inside his mind.
(b) From the kitchen.
(c) From the pool area.
(d) From the back garden.

15. What was Noah's father's name?
(a) Michael.
(b) Marc.
(c) Geoffrey.
(d) Stanley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What object previously owned by Pere Sonne does Michael show interest in during Chapter II: Twenty Questions?

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

4. In what year did Joan meet her best friend Vivienne in first grade at "their tony New York girls' school" (16)?

5. For how many months has Noah been retired by the opening of the narrative?

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