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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where did the narrator grow up?
(a) New York.
(b) Coney Island.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Newark.

7. What kind of validation does Nathan want from Lonoff?
(a) Artistic.
(b) Matriarchal.
(c) Monetary.
(d) Patriarchal.

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

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

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

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

12. How does Nathan want his parents to feel about him when he sends them the story?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Angry.
(d) Proud.

13. What poet does Chopin's work get compared to in Lonoff's study?
(a) Yeats.
(b) Byron.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Keats.

14. Who writes a college admissions letter for Nathan?
(a) Judge Wapter.
(b) Lonoff.
(c) Teddy.
(d) Doctor Zuckerman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What writer does Nathan connect to Lonoff?

2. How many children do the Lonoffs have?

3. Who does Nathan's father seek out for advice on Nathan's short story?

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

5. What do the college boys call the overseer?

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