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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children do the Lonoffs have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

3. What does Nathan stare at, in Lonoff's study?
(a) The wall.
(b) His bed.
(c) His desk.
(d) His bench.

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

5. Who is Betsy?
(a) Lonoff's wife.
(b) Lonoff's daughter.
(c) Nathan's ex-girlfriend.
(d) Nathan's mother.

6. Where is Judge Wapter's wife from?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) North Dakota.

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

8. Where does the narrator live?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Lower Broadway.
(d) Long Island.

9. Where does Lonoff tell Nathan that Amy is from?
(a) Canada.
(b) France.
(c) Australia.
(d) England.

10. How long was Lonoff in New York?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 3 years.

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

12. What poet does Chopin's work get compared to in Lonoff's study?
(a) Keats.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Byron.
(d) Yeats.

13. What does Amy call Lonoff?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Mr. Lonoff.
(c) Father.
(d) Dad-da.

14. What year is it in Chapter 1?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1957.

15. What award did Lonoff's sixth book win?
(a) Newberry Award.
(b) National Book Award.
(c) Caldecott Award.
(d) Pulitzer Prize.

Short Answer Questions

1. What coursework is Nathan's brother completing?

2. What type of alcohol do Lonoff and Nathan drink after dinner?

3. Where does Nathan go to be interviewed for his college admissions letter?

4. How many times does Nathan read "The Middle Years"?

5. What publication writes a blurb about Nathan?

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