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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. How long before the narrative present did Noah's younger sister die?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 years.
2. The narrator states in Chapter 1: The Call that Noah will turn how old the following Monday?
(a) 60.
(b) 80.
(c) 40.
(d) 70.
3. What weapon does Noah bring up when he asks Michael if he has anything sharp on his person at the airport?
(a) A letter opener.
(b) An arrow.
(c) A chain.
(d) A knife.
4. What type of document does Rosa leave behind for Noah to find in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?
(a) An essay.
(b) A pamphlet.
(c) An article.
(d) A contract.
5. To what object does Donoghue compare Noah in terms of his parents' treatment of him during childhood?
(a) A hula hoop.
(b) A champagne flute.
(c) A frisbee.
(d) A beanbag.
Short Answer Questions
1. For how many years has Joan been deceased by the narrative present?
2. Noah assumes that which character had taken the photographs he finds in Chapter 1: The Call?
3. To what location do Noah and Michael go during their first walk together?
4. 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?
5. What is the subject of the poster about which Michael comments in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what purpose does Donoghue use a beanbag as a metaphor for Noah's treatment by his parents during his childhood?
2. Which photograph within the biography puts off a distinct sense of danger and why?
3. In what way is the home visit scene in Chapter II: Twenty Questions an ironic one?
4. In what setting does Chapter III: Takeoff Speed begin and what is revealed about Michael in this setting?
5. For what reason does Rosa enter Noah's New York City apartment in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?
6. Discuss two instances that stump Noah in terms of handling Michael.
7. Describe the photographs that are included alongside the novel's epigraph.
8. To what location is Noah getting ready to travel in Chapter I: The Calling and for what purpose is he traveling there?
9. What does Rosa Figueroa name as the main danger if Noah were to refuse to house Michael?
10. In what way does Chapter I: The Call end on a hopeful note concerning Michael and Noah?
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