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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book contains the only photograph of Lonoff?
(a) The Ghost Writer.
(b) It's your Funeral.
(c) Higher Education.
(d) When She Was Good.

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

3. Where does Amy work?
(a) The Stanford library.
(b) The Harvard library.
(c) The Athene library.
(d) The Library of Congress.

4. What does Lonoff leave at home during Sunday walks?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His dog.
(c) His sweater.
(d) His watch.

5. What is the title of Nathan's story?
(a) Higher Education.
(b) The Ghost Writer.
(c) The Middle Years.
(d) Aspects of the Novel.

6. To what animal does Nathan compare his parents?
(a) Cats.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Fish.

7. Who calls for Lonoff in Chapter 1?
(a) The genius.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Judge Wapter.
(d) Willis.

8. Where does Lonoff offer to let Nathan sleep?
(a) The car.
(b) The master bedroom.
(c) The study.
(d) The den.

9. How many daughters does Lonoff have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

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

11. Who does Nathan's father contact for help in getting to a higher person for advice about Nathan's story?
(a) A brother.
(b) An uncle.
(c) A grandfather.
(d) A cousin

12. Who writes a college admissions letter for Nathan?
(a) Judge Wapter.
(b) Teddy.
(c) Doctor Zuckerman.
(d) Lonoff.

13. What does Nathan want from Lonoff in Chapter 1?
(a) Moral sponsorship.
(b) Money.
(c) Publishing rights.
(d) A place to stay.

14. How is Nathan getting to New York from his parents' house?
(a) Car.
(b) Plane.
(c) Bus.
(d) Train.

15. How long is Nathan's short story that he references in Chapter 2?
(a) 15,000 pages.
(b) 15,000 words.
(c) 20,000 words.
(d) 10,00 words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the neighbors call Nathan's father?

2. What does Betsy do for her art?

3. What award did Lonoff's sixth book win?

4. How long has Nathan let his father stew?

5. What religion are Lonoff and Nathan?

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