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

2. As Noah gets ready one February day to travel to a particular city in France, he reflects that he has not been there since what age?
(a) 24.
(b) 14.
(c) 4.
(d) 34.

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

4. By what name does Noah refer to his French grandfather, the artist?
(a) Pere Mardi.
(b) Pere Mari.
(c) Pere Sonne.
(d) Pere Soleil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a piece of advice Rosa gives to Noah about Michael as she leaves his apartment in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?

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

3. As Noah observes Nice from his window seat on the plane, which character does he wish were there?

4. How many photographs are contained within the mailer Noah finds in Chapter 1: The Call?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. For how many years has Noah been alone since losing his wife Joan and in what way does her presence still resonate with him?

4. Which photograph within the biography puts off a distinct sense of danger and why?

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

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

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

8. For what purpose does Donoghue use a beanbag as a metaphor for Noah's treatment by his parents during his childhood?

9. To what location is Noah getting ready to travel in Chapter I: The Calling and for what purpose is he traveling there?

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

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