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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Sarah label as anti-semitic?
(a) Georgina.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Maria.
(d) Her mother.

2. What is Henry asked to do but is unable to do?
(a) Write Nathan's eulogy.
(b) Visit Nathan.
(c) Bury Nathan.
(d) Sing.

3. What does Henry do when he throws away Nathan's papers?
(a) Smiles.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Cries.
(d) Vomits.

4. Maria believes that ____________ is a sanctuary and escape from her present unhappy marriage.
(a) England.
(b) Painting.
(c) The church.
(d) Nathan.

5. What does Nathan inform Henry he has tried diligently to do?
(a) Kill Henry.
(b) Help Henry.
(c) Bring Henry home.
(d) Understand Henry's point of view.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry want to do for Nathan?

2. Where does Carol refuse to send her children?

3. Whom does Nathan begin to feel affection for in Part 4?

4. Who is criticized in a restaurant?

5. Jimmy believes that the Jewish people are being held back by ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Maria's birthday.

2. What does Henry remember about Nathan's novel?

3. What does Nathan notice about the passenger sitting next to him on the airplane?

4. What are Jimmy Ben-Joseph's plans on the airplane?

5. What does Henry learn to stop doing in his life?

6. What happens during Carol and Nathan's conversation involving Henry?

7. Discuss the conversation Nathan has with a stranger.

8. What happens when Nathan changes seats on the airplane?

9. Where does Henry go after Nathan's funeral?

10. What do Nathan's fans want to know about Nathan's books?

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