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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Noah's younger sister?
(a) Francesca.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Fannie.
(d) Fernande.

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

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

4. As Noah observes Nice from his window seat on the plane, which character does he wish were there?
(a) Fernande.
(b) Amber.
(c) Vivienne.
(d) Joan.

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 Indian ascetics.
(b) The Buddhists.
(c) The Ottomans.
(d) The Ancient Romans.

6. To what city in France is Noah getting ready to travel in order to celebrate his birthday?
(a) Marseilles.
(b) Cannes.
(c) Paris.
(d) Nice.

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

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

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

10. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that he "spent most of [his] career working on" (68) what?
(a) Medications.
(b) Polymers.
(c) Protons.
(d) Genomes.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a piece of advice Rosa gives to Noah about Michael as she leaves his apartment in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?

2. In what city does Noah currently live?

3. To what location do Noah and Michael go during their first walk together?

4. To how many years of prison was Amber sentenced when she took a plea?

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

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