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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. Who gives Coco's number to Noah in Chapter VI: The Law of Closure?
(a) Michael.
(b) Vivienne.
(c) Monsieur Benoit.
(d) Madame Dupont.

2. What types of calls are not allowed at the prison where Amber is incarcerated?
(a) Collect.
(b) Outgoing.
(c) Unmonitored.
(d) Incoming.

3. Noah begins to suspect in earnest in Chapter IV: The Promenade that the man with the cane in one of Margot's photographs had been her what?
(a) Lover.
(b) Father.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Boss.

4. How does Donoghue translate the phrase, "The Vielle Ville" (163)?
(a) Downtown Nice.
(b) Gentrified Nice.
(c) New Nice.
(d) Old Nice.

5. On what day of the week does Noah tell Michael they will be attending the Carnival parade?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Thursday.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reader is reminded in Chapter V: Neither Here Nor There that Noah will turn 80 on what day of the week while in France?

2. When Noah looks up the average life expectancy across New York City, he finds that it is what age?

3. In what weather does the opening scene of Chapter VI: The Law of Closure take place?

4. What is the Carnival parade called in Nice?

5. The spending money Noah gives Michael in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There comes to about how many U.S. dollars?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Noah help Michael communicate with his mother Amber in Chapter IV: The Promenade?

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

4. What is the significance of the statistic Noah finds about the prevalence of Confidential Informants within United States drug cases?

5. For what reason does Noah think "ruefully" (180) of the fostering pamphlet in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There?

6. What is the symbolism of the maroon chip in Michael's pocket?

7. 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?

8. To what objects does Noah compare a biological mother and father in his DNA explanation to Michael?

9. What results does Noah unearth when he searches for the average life expectancy of a person in Michael's Brooklyn neighborhood?

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

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