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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What image is on the front of the journal Noah buys for Michael at the airport bookstore?

2. What object previously owned by Pere Sonne does Michael show interest in during Chapter II: Twenty Questions?

3. What is the last name of the social worker named Rosa who calls Noah on the phone in Chapter I: The Call?

4. As Noah gets ready one February day to travel to a particular city in France, he reflects that he has not been there since what age?

5. What is the name of Michael's disabled uncle who is living in Queens with friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way was Noah's mother Margot involved in her father Pere Sonne's photography career?

2. What plan emerges that requires Michael to apply for an expedited passport?

3. In what setting does Chapter III: Takeoff Speed begin and what is revealed about Michael in this setting?

4. How does Michael react when Noah asks him about the knife he brought to school one time?

5. Discuss two instances that stump Noah in terms of handling Michael.

6. For what reason did Noah and Joan refrain from having children?

7. What is the symbolism of the 9/11 poster featured in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed?

8. Which photograph within the biography puts off a distinct sense of danger and why?

9. To what location is Noah getting ready to travel in Chapter I: The Calling and for what purpose is he traveling there?

10. Why is Chapter II entitled Twenty Questions and what is the title's significance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Donoghue’s novel Akin. What message is Donoghue sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Donoghue's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of Akin.

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of injustice portrayed within Akin? Examine Donoghue's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.

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