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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. Chapter VI: The Law of Closure begins with a scene featuring Noah and Michael eating which meal?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Brunch.

2. In Chapter V: Neither Here nor There, Michael admits to what problem?
(a) Thumb-sucking.
(b) Plucking his eyelashes.
(c) Cutting himself.
(d) Bed-wetting.

3. On what day of the week are there two days left of the trip in Chapter VII: Nom de Guerre?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

4. According to Noah, what group of people were responsible for building the promenade?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Children.
(d) Prisoners of war.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Carnival parade called in Nice?

2. Inside what object are the letters in the tattoo on Michael's arm?

3. The chip Michael produces from his pocket in Chapter VI: The Law of Closure is stamped with what number?

4. Noah says that in France, residents of hotels leave what item at the front desk when they go out?

5. Noah tells Michael that the Promenade in Nice was named by what group of people when they paid for it to be built?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What holiday is taking place in Nice during Michael and Noah's time there and what mood does it lend to the narrative?

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

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

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

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

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

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