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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. Noah assumes that which character had taken the photographs he finds in Chapter 1: The Call?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His cousin.

2. The first line of Chapter 1: The Call evokes the image of what kind of man "packing his bags" (12)?
(a) Sad.
(b) Excited.
(c) Tall.
(d) Old.

3. What is the subject of the poster about which Michael comments in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed?
(a) The Fourth of July.
(b) The Columbine tragedy.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) 9/11.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that Pere Sonne's real name was what?

2. When Rosa calls to talk to Michael in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed, it is revealed that Rosa is the social worker for how many children?

3. What image is on the front of the journal Noah buys for Michael at the airport bookstore?

4. What was Fernande's husband's name?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Explain the origins of the friendship between Joan and Vivienne.

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

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

10. What does Rosa Figueroa name as the main danger if Noah were to refuse to house Michael?

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