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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. Inside what object are the letters in the tattoo on Michael's arm?
(a) An anchor.
(b) A heart.
(c) A peace sign.
(d) A marijuana leaf.

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

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) Boss.
(b) Lover.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Father.

4. By the end of Chapter VII: "Nom de Guerre," Noah believes that Victor died in what way?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Accident.
(c) Overdose.
(d) Murder.

5. Noah tells Michael in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There that Miss Sprule served in what capacity during Noah's childhood?
(a) She was his aunt.
(b) She was his nanny.
(c) She was his mentor.
(d) She was his piano teacher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter V: Neither Here nor There, Michael admits to what problem?

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

4. Noah describes Michael as having what kind of expression after Noah's DNA analogy explanation?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what reason does Noah lie to Michael in Chapter VI: The Law of Closure?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

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