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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. Noah and Michael bond over their experiences with games that involve what weapon?

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

3. What is Michael doing when Noah wakes up suddenly in Chapter IV: The Promenade?

4. When Noah looks up the "notorious area" of Brooklyn where Michael had lived, he finds the average life expectancy to be what age?

5. The reader is reminded in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There that Noah and Michael's trip is how many days in length?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss the difference between Noah's outward reaction and his inward reaction to the revelation that Michael has a tattoo.

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

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

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

8. What detail does Noah tell Michael about Miss Sprule's discipline of him during his childhood?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how and why Donoghue instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Akin.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What messages does Donoghue send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?

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