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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion are Lonoff and Nathan?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Christian.
(d) Catholic.

2. What is pinned to Lonoff's study wall?
(a) Pictures and a calendar.
(b) A calendar and note cards.
(c) Note cards and pictures.
(d) A calendar and music.

3. What game does Sidney teach Nathan and his brother?
(a) Craps.
(b) Rolling dice.
(c) Blackjack.
(d) Solitaire.

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

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

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

7. Lonoff expresses distaste about the range of his what in Chapter 1?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Ability.
(d) Illusion.

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

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

10. In the quote in Lonoff's study, "the rest is the madness of" what?
(a) Love.
(b) Music.
(c) Food.
(d) Art.

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

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

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

14. How many pages is "Higher Education"?
(a) 100 pages.
(b) 50 pages.
(c) 75 pages.
(d) 30 pages.

15. What Norwegian writer is referenced in the letter?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Lonoff.
(c) Kafka.
(d) Henrik Ibsen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 1?

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

3. What is Nathan's father's occupation?

4. What do the neighbors call Nathan's father?

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

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