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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many lanes of traffic must Noah and Michael "cross to get to the sea" (122)?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

2. On what type of seat does Noah sit smoking while Michael is reclining atop the play structure in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There?
(a) A wheelchair.
(b) A bench.
(c) A trash can.
(d) A table.

3. How much does Michael pay for a selfie stick with part of the spending money he has?
(a) 3 euros.
(b) 12 euros.
(c) 5 euros.
(d) 10 euros.

4. Inside what object are the letters in the tattoo on Michael's arm?
(a) A peace sign.
(b) A heart.
(c) A marijuana leaf.
(d) An anchor.

5. When Noah "ruefully" (160) thinks of the foster care pamphlet, what is NOT an element he recalls from it?
(a) Truth.
(b) A good example.
(c) Guidance.
(d) Discipline.

6. Monsieur Benoit tells Noah in Chapter VII: "Nom de Guerre" that the initials MZ likely belong to a woman with what first name?
(a) Mim.
(b) Melanie.
(c) Marseille.
(d) Marie.

7. In Chapter VI: "Nom de Guerre," Noah finds a statistic stating that what percent of drug cases in the United States are "based on information provided by informants" (240)?
(a) 60.
(b) 40.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

8. The reader is reminded in Chapter VI: The Law of Closure that which two drugs had been found in Victor's system after his death?
(a) Heroin and cocaine.
(b) Adderall and cough medicine.
(c) Heroin and fentanyl.
(d) Vicodin and Aspirin.

9. What kinds of objects are thrown during a "Bataille des Fleurs" (155) event, according to Noah?
(a) Beads.
(b) Coins.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Potatoes.

10. What types of calls are not allowed at the prison where Amber is incarcerated?
(a) Unmonitored.
(b) Outgoing.
(c) Incoming.
(d) Collect.

11. Noah points out to Michael the value of having whose DNA?
(a) Margot's.
(b) Marc's.
(c) Pere Sonne's.
(d) Amber's.

12. What method does Michael eventually use in France in order to communicate with his mother Amber?
(a) Letter.
(b) Email.
(c) Telegram.
(d) Postcard.

13. In Chapter IV: The Promenade, Noah wakes up from a dream about losing what objects?
(a) Passports.
(b) Dollar bills.
(c) Jewels.
(d) Keys.

14. What does the first letter in Michael's tattoo stand for, as revealed in Chapter VI: The Law of Closure?
(a) Family.
(b) Fat.
(c) Failure.
(d) Fragment.

15. When Noah takes Michael down to the seashore in Nice, Michael asks why there are what objects instead of sand?
(a) Pebbles.
(b) Piles of driftwood.
(c) Boulders.
(d) Hay bales.

Short Answer Questions

1. Noah says that his father Marc died at what age?

2. The reader is reminded in Chapter V: Neither Here Nor There that Noah will turn 80 on what day of the week while in France?

3. Noah wonders how "a gamer like Michael had broken" (120) which of his bones?

4. What word does Joan's ethereal voice use to describe Noah's theory about Margot and the man with the cane?

5. The narrator reveals that Noah's swim in the sea is very what?

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