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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. Whose unhappy marriage and divorce does Nathan think about while in church?
(a) Henry and Carol.
(b) His parents.
(c) Maria's parents.
(d) Maria's.

2. What does Nathan find interesting about Lippman?
(a) His education.
(b) His background.
(c) His showmanship.
(d) His eagerness.

3. What does Nathan notice about the passenger sitting next to him?
(a) He is nervous.
(b) He is unconscious.
(c) He is having diffulty breathing.
(d) He is sick.

4. What does Jimmy Ben-Joseph plan to do on the airplane?
(a) Watch movies.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Hijack the plane.
(d) Drink.

5. What does Henry consider to be too risky to throw away in Manhattan?
(a) Nathan's papers.
(b) His diary.
(c) His wallet.
(d) Nathan's eulogy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reads verses from the Bible in church?

2. What does Henry do when he throws away Nathan's papers?

3. Whom does Sarah say insulting things about?

4. Who is pregnant in Part 5?

5. What is the name of Nathan's manuscript that Henry finds?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Compare Nathan's reaction to taking heart medication with that of Henry's reaction.

3. What happens to Nathan and Jimmy on the airplane?

4. Discuss Maria's mother.

5. Discuss the letter Nathan writes to Henry on the airplane.

6. What does Sarah inform Nathan about her mother?

7. Discuss Maria's birthday.

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

9. Discuss the relationship between Nathan and Maria.

10. What are Maria's thoughts on being married so young?

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