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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how many months has Noah been retired by the opening of the narrative?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

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

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

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

6. What was Noah's mother's name?
(a) Margot.
(b) Jeanette.
(c) Marie.
(d) Siobhan.

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

8. What is Michael's response when Noah asks him where he heard a conspiracy theory about the poster's subject?
(a) TikTok.
(b) His friends.
(c) Snapchat.
(d) Facebook.

9. In what year did Joan meet her best friend Vivienne in first grade at "their tony New York girls' school" (16)?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1923.

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) 36.
(b) 90.
(c) 24.
(d) 12.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the subject of the book Noah buys at the airport bookstore?

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

4. In what room in the house does Noah keep the last few boxes of his late sister's belongings?

5. How many photographs are included in the text prior to Chapter I: The Call?

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