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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. In what weather does the opening scene of Chapter VI: The Law of Closure take place?
(a) Wind.
(b) Snow.
(c) Rain.
(d) Sunshine.

2. How many euros does Noah give Michael in spending money in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There?
(a) 20.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

3. Michael looks up the Bastille Day massacre on his phone and announces that how many people were killed that day?
(a) 115.
(b) 24.
(c) 49.
(d) 85.

4. The chip Michael produces from his pocket in Chapter VI: The Law of Closure is stamped with what number?
(a) 120.
(b) 60.
(c) 30.
(d) 90.

5. What sound frightens Noah as he is heading into the sea for a swim in Chapter VI: The Law of Closure?
(a) A backfiring car.
(b) An airplane.
(c) A cannon.
(d) A gunshot.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reader is reminded in Chapter VI: The Law of Closure that which two drugs had been found in Victor's system after his death?

2. What types of calls are not allowed at the prison where Amber is incarcerated?

3. When Noah "ruefully" (160) thinks of the foster care pamphlet, what is NOT an element he recalls from it?

4. What items does Michael find unacceptable on his pizza when it arrives near the end of Chapter V: Neither Here nor There?

5. What is NOT something that happens after a particular noise frightens Noah as he is heading into the sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two revelations are made about the initials MZ within Chapter VII: "Nom de Guerre"?

2. What detail does Noah tell Michael about Miss Sprule's discipline of him during his childhood?

3. In what way does Joan's voice act as a voice of reason throughout the text?

4. Discuss the difference between Noah's outward reaction and his inward reaction to the revelation that Michael has a tattoo.

5. What do tourists symbolize within Chapter IV: The Promenade?

6. What is Michael's first purchase with the ten euros he receives from Noah and how does Noah feel about the purchase?

7. Discuss an instance when Noah accepts and applies advice from the voice of his late wife Joan in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There.

8. What distinction does Noah make between his father Marc's DNA and his mother Margot's DNA?

9. What important realization does Noah make about Margot's photograph of a small boy in Chapter IV: The Promenade and to what conclusion does he then jump?

10. What belief does Noah come to have about Victor by the end of Chapter VII: "Nom de Guerre"?

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