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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. About what subject is Michael really asking when Noah thinks he is asking about Noah's late wife Joan?
(a) Sink.
(b) Home.
(c) Phone.
(d) Wi-Fi.

2. What was Noah's father's name?
(a) Michael.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Geoffrey.
(d) Marc.

3. What is the name of Noah's younger sister?
(a) Francesca.
(b) Fannie.
(c) Fernande.
(d) Fiona.

4. What weapon does Noah bring up when he asks Michael if he has anything sharp on his person at the airport?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A knife.
(c) A letter opener.
(d) A chain.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The novel entitled Akin includes an epigraph consisting of how many definitions of the word 'akin'?

3. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that he has never "had more than" (57) how many cigarettes per day?

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

5. Noah's mother died in July of which year, the month before the date written on the mailer Noah finds?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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