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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How long has Nathan let his father stew?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

4. What publication writes a blurb about Nathan?
(a) Saturday Evening Post.
(b) Saturday Review.
(c) New York Times.
(d) New York Post.

5. Where does the narrator live?
(a) Long Island.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Lower Broadway.
(d) Manhattan.

6. What does Nathan's father say people read about instead of reading art?
(a) Authors.
(b) Religion.
(c) Animals.
(d) People.

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

8. What do the neighbors call Nathan's father?
(a) Zuckerman.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Doc.
(d) Zucky.

9. How is Nathan getting to New York from his parents' house?
(a) Plane.
(b) Train.
(c) Car.
(d) Bus.

10. What is Nathan's father's occupation?
(a) Foot doctor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Judge.
(d) Artist.

11. What does Betsy do for her art?
(a) Painting.
(b) Singing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Ballerina.

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

13. Where do some people think Lonoff was writing from?
(a) China.
(b) England.
(c) Russia.
(d) Massachusetts.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lonoff offer to let Nathan sleep?

2. To what animal does Nathan compare his parents?

3. What kind of car does Amy drive?

4. How many daughters does Lonoff have?

5. What type of typewriter does Lonoff have?

(see the answer keys)

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