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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what area of New York City does Noah take Michael to when he first brings him home?
(a) The Lower West Side.
(b) The Upper East Side.
(c) The Lower West Side.
(d) The Upper West Side.

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

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

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

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

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

7. The epigraph of the novel classifies the novel's title as which part of speech?
(a) Noun.
(b) Adjective.
(c) Preposition.
(d) Verb.

8. From what airport does Michael take his first-ever flight?
(a) JFK.
(b) Houston.
(c) O'Hare.
(d) LaGuardia.

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

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

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

12. What is the name of Michael's disabled uncle who is living in Queens with friends?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Mac.
(c) Cody.
(d) Bill.

13. How many photographs are included in the text prior to Chapter I: The Call?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

14. 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?
(a) 9.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else accompanies Michael and Noah as they enter Noah's apartment together for the first time?

2. What name does Michael call Noah at the pizza parlor when Noah will not buy him a Coke?

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

4. To what city in France is Noah getting ready to travel in order to celebrate his birthday?

5. What image on Noah's phone case does he explain to Michael as "a sort of family tree" (64)?

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