View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The spending money Noah gives Michael in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There comes to about how many U.S. dollars?

2. What is the Carnival parade called in Nice?

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

4. Who gives Coco's number to Noah in Chapter VI: The Law of Closure?

5. Noah tells Michael specifically not to spend his money on what items?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tattoo does Michael have on the inside of his arm and what is its significance?

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

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

4. For what reason are soldiers present in Nice during Noah and Michael's visit?

5. How does Noah help Michael communicate with his mother Amber in Chapter IV: The Promenade?

6. 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?

7. In what way does Joan's voice act as a voice of reason throughout the text?

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

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

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

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

In what way does Donoghue go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to fulfill the goals of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Read a lengthy interview with Donoghue. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Donoghue’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of Akin.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,057 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample