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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In what city do Noah and Michael have a very short layover before going on to Nice?
(a) Paris.
(b) Olso.
(c) Rome.
(d) Berlin.

3. What image is on the front of the journal Noah buys for Michael at the airport bookstore?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A pirate.
(c) A lion.
(d) A bear.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What weapon does Noah bring up when he asks Michael if he has anything sharp on his person at the airport?

3. To what area of New York City does Noah take Michael to when he first brings him home?

4. In what year did Noah's maternal grandfather die while living in France?

5. What type of family heirlooms did Victor steal during Joan's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of the 9/11 poster featured in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed?

2. How does Michael react when Noah asks him about the knife he brought to school one time?

3. In what way does Chapter I: The Call end on a hopeful note concerning Michael and Noah?

4. How did Noah's wife Joan feel about traveling during her life?

5. Why is Chapter II entitled Twenty Questions and what is the title's significance?

6. What is revealed to have been the cause of Joan's death in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?

7. In what setting does Chapter III: Takeoff Speed begin and what is revealed about Michael in this setting?

8. For what reason does Rosa enter Noah's New York City apartment in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?

9. Discuss the possible significance of the novel's epigraph and name two themes that appear within its content.

10. Discuss two instances that stump Noah in terms of handling Michael.

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