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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the postcard on Lonoff's desk from?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Australia.
(c) Scotland.
(d) England.

2. What is the subject of the paper Nathan takes with him on his interview?
(a) Constitution.
(b) Balfour Declaration.
(c) Declaration of Independence.
(d) International Relations.

3. Who can play Chopin well?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Lonoff.
(c) Amy.
(d) Hope.

4. Why does Lonoff have different colored paper on his desk?
(a) He doesn't.
(b) For different drafts.
(c) For different subjects.
(d) For different stories.

5. Where does the narrator go at the beginning of the book?
(a) The Adirondacks.
(b) The White House.
(c) The Appalachians.
(d) The Berkshires.

6. Where do some people think Lonoff was writing from?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) England.
(c) Russia.
(d) China.

7. How does Nathan want his parents to feel about him when he sends them the story?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Proud.

8. Who calls Nathan at Quahsay?
(a) His mother.
(b) Judge Wapter.
(c) Lonoff.
(d) His father.

9. How old was Amy when she wrote to Lonoff?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

10. What writer does Nathan connect to Lonoff?
(a) Kafka.
(b) Chopin.
(c) Isaac Babel.
(d) Himself.

11. Where did Nathan and his brother go to watch prize fights?
(a) Madison Square Garden.
(b) United Center.
(c) Laurel Garden.
(d) Coney Island.

12. What does Betsy do for her art?
(a) Writing.
(b) Painting.
(c) Singing.
(d) Ballerina.

13. What is Hope's Moscow, according to Lonoff?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Cambridge.

14. Who is the overseer at Nathan's day job?
(a) Hope.
(b) Amy.
(c) Lonoff.
(d) McElroy.

15. How old is the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 26.
(b) 22.
(c) 25.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nathan's father's moral mentor?

2. Who does Nathan try to write a letter to in Lonoff's study?

3. Where did Nathan get accepted to spend the winter months when he was younger?

4. What play does the letter suggest Nathan see?

5. What do the college boys call the overseer?

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