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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Nathan's father seek out for advice on Nathan's short story?
(a) Judge Wapter.
(b) Lonoff.
(c) Mayor Ellenstein.
(d) Rabbi Prinz.

2. What are the watercolor paintings in the living room of?
(a) An old farmhouse.
(b) Family.
(c) A dog.
(d) The ocean.

3. What is Nathan's father's occupation?
(a) Foot doctor.
(b) Judge.
(c) Writer.
(d) Artist.

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

5. What do the neighbors call Nathan's father?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Zucky.
(c) Doc.
(d) Zuckerman.

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

7. What job does Nathan do three days a week?
(a) Sell vacuum cleaners.
(b) Sell magazine subscriptions.
(c) Sell self-help books.
(d) Sell lawn care services.

8. What play does the letter suggest Nathan see?
(a) A Doll's House.
(b) A Streetcar Named Desire.
(c) The Diary of Anne Frank.
(d) Hamlet.

9. What type of Jew is Judge Wapter?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Galician.
(c) Orthodox.
(d) Greek.

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

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

12. Nathan's girlfriend characterizes his apartment as the home of what?
(a) A corrupt politician.
(b) A lonely priest.
(c) A teenage boy.
(d) An unchaste monk.

13. How many years are there between Lonoff's first book and his sixth book?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

14. Where does Nathan go to be interviewed for his college admissions letter?
(a) His uncle's house.
(b) Police station.
(c) Essex County Courthouse.
(d) University of Chicago.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what animal does Nathan's father compare Sidney?

2. In the quote in Lonoff's study, "the rest is the madness of" what?

3. To what animal does Nathan compare his parents?

4. What game does Sidney teach Nathan and his brother?

5. What does Chaya mean?

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