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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. What copies of Nathan's manuscript does Henry search for?
(a) Draft #1 and Draft #2.
(b) Draft#1 and Draft#3
(c) Draft#2 and Draft#5.
(d) Draft #3 and Draft#4.

2. Who are Sarah and Georgina?
(a) Maria's aunts.
(b) Maria's cousins.
(c) Maria's step-sisters.
(d) Maria's sisters.

3. Whom does Nathan write a letter to while on an airplane?
(a) Carol.
(b) Wendy.
(c) Maria.
(d) Henry.

4. What do the passengers on the airplane notice about Jimmy?
(a) He is loud.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) His odd behavior and loud speech.

5. Who is embarrassed by Nathan's behavior in a restaurant?
(a) Henry.
(b) Carol.
(c) Maria.
(d) Shuki.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry feel he was never able to do?

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

3. What does the church congregation in Part 5 share with each other?

4. Maria believes that ____________ is a sanctuary and escape from her present unhappy marriage.

5. Whom does Sarah label as anti-semitic?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss Maria's sisters.

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

4. Discuss Maria's dream and the meaning of it.

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

6. What does Nathan do while in London?

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

8. What are Henry's thoughts during Nathan's funeral?

9. What does Sarah inform Nathan about her mother?

10. What does Jimmy tell Nathan he is joking about? What does Jimmy tell Nathan about his plans?

(see the answer keys)

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