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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. At what location does Noah meet Michael for the first time?
(a) A police station.
(b) A library.
(c) A passport office.
(d) A bookstore.

2. Michael tells Noah that he heard the poster's subject had been orchestrated by whom?
(a) The Communists.
(b) The Jews.
(c) The Chinese.
(d) The Alt-Right.

3. The narrator states in Chapter 1: The Call that Noah will turn how old the following Monday?
(a) 40.
(b) 60.
(c) 80.
(d) 70.

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

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 conservatory.
(c) The den.
(d) The dining room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that he "spent most of [his] career working on" (68) what?

2. One of the three objects Noah keeps within Chapter 1: The Call is a sheaf of what kind of poetry written by his younger sister on Thanksgiving of 2002?

3. How long before the narrative present did Noah's younger sister die?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way was Noah's mother Margot involved in her father Pere Sonne's photography career?

2. What is the significance of the book entitled Pere Sonne: A Life's Work featured in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed?

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

4. What plan emerges that requires Michael to apply for an expedited passport?

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

6. For what reason did Noah and Joan refrain from having children?

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

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

9. To what phone call does the title of Chapter I: The Call refer?

10. Describe the photographs that are included alongside the novel's epigraph.

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