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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What college are the twins supposed to graduate from in Nathan's story?
(a) University of Chicago.
(b) Rutgers.
(c) Athene College.
(d) Harvard.

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

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

4. What type of typewriter does Lonoff have?
(a) Blue.
(b) None.
(c) Heavy.
(d) Portable.

5. Who does Nathan try to write a letter to in Lonoff's study?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Lonoff.
(c) His father.
(d) Amy.

6. How many questions for Nathan are included with the letter?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

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

8. To what animal does Nathan's father compare Sidney?
(a) An ape.
(b) A horse.
(c) A duck.
(d) A dog.

9. What battleship was Sidney on, according to Nathan's story?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Alabama.

10. What does Nathan's family eat at Sunday brunch?
(a) Smoked fish and potatoes.
(b) Ham and beans.
(c) Smoked fish and warm rolls.
(d) Warm rolls and turkey.

11. How many drafts of one short story does Amy find?
(a) 15.
(b) 27.
(c) 37.
(d) 5.

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

13. What college did Nathan attend?
(a) University of Chicago.
(b) University of Indiana.
(c) University of Illinois.
(d) University of Wisconsin.

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

15. How many times does Nathan read "The Middle Years"?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man that the narrator is going to visit in Chapter 1?

2. How often do the buses stop at Elizabeth Ave?

3. What kind of validation does Nathan want from Lonoff?

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

5. What type of suit is the "great man" wearing in Chapter 1?

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