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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is the overseer at Nathan's day job?
(a) Lonoff.
(b) Amy.
(c) Hope.
(d) McElroy.

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

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

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

7. What do Nathan's parents listen to on the radio on Sundays?
(a) Church services.
(b) Classical music.
(c) The Eternal Light.
(d) The Newark Sunday papers.

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

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

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

11. Why does Lonoff have different colored paper on his desk?
(a) For different drafts.
(b) For different stories.
(c) For different subjects.
(d) He doesn't.

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

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

14. What is the subject of the paper Nathan takes with him on his interview?
(a) Declaration of Independence.
(b) Balfour Declaration.
(c) Constitution.
(d) International Relations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What college are the twins supposed to graduate from in Nathan's story?

2. Where is the postcard on Lonoff's desk from?

3. What kind of car does Amy drive?

4. How many daughters does Lonoff have?

5. What school does Lonoff teach at?

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