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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. 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?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Tuesday.

2. What is Michael doing when Noah wakes up suddenly in Chapter IV: The Promenade?
(a) Taking a picture of Noah.
(b) Making breakfast.
(c) Playing games on his phone.
(d) Watching television.

3. What letter does Amber have tattooed on the inside of her arm?
(a) F.
(b) V.
(c) M.
(d) L.

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

5. How much does Michael pay for a selfie stick with part of the spending money he has?
(a) 10 euros.
(b) 12 euros.
(c) 5 euros.
(d) 3 euros.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reader is reminded in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There that Noah and Michael's trip is how many days in length?

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

3. Monsieur Benoit reports to Noah that the woman referred to as MZ performed what position within the Marcel network organization?

4. 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?

5. Noah says that his father Marc died at what age?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Near the end of Chapter V: Neither Here nor There, what action does Noah think about taking once he returns home to New York City and why?

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

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

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

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

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

8. In what way does Noah model an optimistic attitude within Chapter VI: The Law of Closure?

9. How does Noah react when Michael asks him how long Noah is going to live?

10. What is the significance of the title of Chapter V: Neither Here nor There?

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