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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. How much does Michael pay for a selfie stick with part of the spending money he has?

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

3. Noah says that in France, residents of hotels leave what item at the front desk when they go out?

4. When Noah "ruefully" (160) thinks of the foster care pamphlet, what is NOT an element he recalls from it?

5. When Noah looks up the average life expectancy across New York City, he finds that it is what age?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What results does Noah unearth when he searches for the average life expectancy of a person in Michael's Brooklyn neighborhood?

5. To what objects does Noah compare a biological mother and father in his DNA explanation to Michael?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Donoghue's message about the benefits and drawbacks of travel.

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