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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 talks to Michael about the photograph depicting Joan with which politician?
(a) Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
(b) Barack Obama.
(c) Mitt Romney.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

2. To what city in France is Noah getting ready to travel in order to celebrate his birthday?
(a) Nice.
(b) Cannes.
(c) Paris.
(d) Marseilles.

3. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that he "spent most of [his] career working on" (68) what?
(a) Medications.
(b) Genomes.
(c) Protons.
(d) Polymers.

4. What is the title of the form Noah tries to present to custom officials while Michael is in his care?
(a) The Designation of Guardian form.
(b) The Waiving of Temporary Custody form.
(c) The Bestowal of Custody Rights form.
(d) The Designation of Person in Parental Relationship form.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Noah tells Michael that what fraction of Michael's ancestors came from France?

2. Who tells Noah that it had likely been Victor who was responsible for the crime to which Amber confessed?

3. What town does Noah tell Michael has been "tossed back and forth between France and Italy for centuries" (71)?

4. In what city do Noah and Michael have a very short layover before going on to Nice?

5. To what object does Donoghue compare Noah in terms of his parents' treatment of him during childhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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