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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 was Noah's mother's name?

2. What is the name of Noah's younger sister?

3. What name does Michael call Noah at the pizza parlor when Noah will not buy him a Coke?

4. Noah tells Vivienne in Chapter I: The Call that there are initials written on the backs of how many photographs within the mailer he found?

5. What weapon does Noah bring up when he asks Michael if he has anything sharp on his person at the airport?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what phone call does the title of Chapter I: The Call refer?

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

3. What is the significance of the book entitled Pere Sonne: A Life's Work featured in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed?

4. In what way is the home visit scene in Chapter II: Twenty Questions an ironic one?

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

6. Explain the origins of the friendship between Joan and Vivienne.

7. Discuss the possible significance of the novel's epigraph and name two themes that appear within its content.

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

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

10. What is revealed to have been the cause of Joan's death in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What ultimate message is Donoghue sending about the nature and value of compassion?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the roles of Victor, Amber, and Michael within the text of Akin. How does Donoghue use each character’s depiction in order to highlight themes depicted within the overall narrative?

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