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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How old is the house, according to the narrator, in Chapter 1?
(a) 400 years.
(b) 200 years.
(c) 300 years.
(d) 100 years.

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

6. Who is Meema Chaya?
(a) Nathan's grandmother.
(b) Nathan's great-aunt.
(c) Nathan's aunt.
(d) Nathan's cousin.

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

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

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

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

11. Who is the city's first Jewish mayor?
(a) Doctor Zuckerman.
(b) Leopold Wapter.
(c) E.I. Lonoff.
(d) Meyer Ellenstein.

12. What is playing in Hope's kitchen?
(a) A CD player.
(b) A tape player.
(c) A phonograph.
(d) A Mixmaster.

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

14. What coursework is Nathan's brother completing?
(a) Pre-medicine.
(b) Pre-dental.
(c) Pre-writing.
(d) Pre-law.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do some people think Lonoff was writing from?

3. What publication writes a blurb about Nathan?

4. How many questions for Nathan are included with the letter?

5. Who writes a letter to Nathan at Quahsay?

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