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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#2 and Draft#5.
(b) Draft #1 and Draft #2.
(c) Draft#1 and Draft#3
(d) Draft #3 and Draft#4.

2. What does Henry learn Nathan has written about?
(a) His first marriage.
(b) His childhood.
(c) Henry's extramarital affairs.
(d) His third marriage.

3. What is the name of Nathan's manuscript that Henry finds?
(a) Draft #4.
(b) Draft #3.
(c) Final draft.
(d) Draft #2.

4. What type of note does Jimmy Ben-Joseph show Henry?
(a) A hate note.
(b) A press statement.
(c) A love note.
(d) A suicide note.

5. Nathan's fictional English wife has the same name as ______________.
(a) Henry's daughter.
(b) Henry's wife, Carol.
(c) Henry's Swedish mistress.
(d) Henry's Italian mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Henry encounter at Nathan's funeral?

2. What is Nathan's response when a stranger begins a conversation with him?

3. How far along is Maria's pregnancy in "Part 5 Christendom, pages 275-306"?

4. Whom does Nathan write a letter to while on an airplane?

5. Who recognizes Henry as Nathan's brother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Discuss Maria's sisters.

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

7. What happens when Nathan finds a quiet corner in church?

8. What do Henry and Maria do with Nathan's manuscript?

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

10. Discuss the conversation Nathan has with a stranger.

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