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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Noel going to study in Chapter 38?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Harvard, specifically Harvard Law School.
(c) Princeton.
(d) The Sorbonne and perhaps Oxford.

2. What book does Noel read after his epiphany?
(a) Confucian texts.
(b) The Book of the Dead.
(c) The Bhagavad Gita.
(d) The Old Testament.

3. How does Marjorie feel when Noel does not phone her for three days in Chapter 28?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Confused.
(c) Worried.
(d) Happy.

4. What does Marjorie admit to Marsha about Noel at her graduation?
(a) Noel used to become enraged when he drank.
(b) She is still in love with Noel and is considering getting back together with him.
(c) Noel has been calling her house incessantly for the past month.
(d) She has yet to be attracted to someone as she was with Noel at South Wind.

5. According to Sam, what does Noel have a talent for?
(a) Manipulating people into doing what he wants them to.
(b) Rewriting badly written papers.
(c) Identifying good scripts.
(d) Casting the right person for a role.

6. How does Flamm react to Marjorie's acting abilities?
(a) He is underwhelmed.
(b) He is shocked.
(c) He is impressed.
(d) He is disappointed.

7. Why is Marjorie cut from the production in Chapter 39?
(a) Her part is written out of the script.
(b) She is too demanding on set.
(c) For budget reasons, and she does not look the part.
(d) She is continually absent or late.

8. What does Noel's epiphany at the Seder lead him to do?
(a) Cut off his hair.
(b) Propose to Marjorie.
(c) Study Judaism.
(d) Join a religious club.

9. Who does Marjorie date after breaking it off with Noel in Chapter 31?
(a) Dr. Solomon Shapiro.
(b) Dr. Morris Shapiro.
(c) Dr. Jonas Shapiro.
(d) Dr. James Shapiro.

10. Why does Marjorie telephone the director in Chapter 37?
(a) To quit the production.
(b) To inform him that she will be late for rehearsal.
(c) To recommend a new talent.
(d) To ask for directions to the rehearsal venue.

11. What were Marjorie's nightmares during her affair with Noel about?
(a) Searching for Noel through rooms and corridors but not finding him.
(b) Living in the suburbs with Noel with ten badly-behaved children.
(c) Running through a crowded room yelling "Princess Jones!"
(d) Sitting in her parent's home in her old age.

12. After Noel's epiphany, what had he wanted to study to become?
(a) An imam.
(b) A rabbi.
(c) A monk.
(d) A priest.

13. What does Imogene do to support herself in Chapter 28?
(a) She models.
(b) She acts.
(c) She dances.
(d) She sings.

14. How does Marjorie feel before receiving a call from Noel in Chapter 22?
(a) Dejected and depressed.
(b) Excited and happy.
(c) Tired and without hope.
(d) Calm and at peace.

15. Due to her successful production in Chapter 21, what does Marjorie have the possibility of doing?
(a) A silent film.
(b) A Broadway show.
(c) A radio show.
(d) A headlining tour.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Marjorie, why did Noel go to Europe?

2. How is the state of Noel's workplace in Chapter 28?

3. How does Noel come to his most recent conclusion that religion is fantasy?

4. Who proposes to Marjorie in Chapter 40?

5. Who is Mike Eden?

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