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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what animal does Nathan compare his parents?
(a) Fish.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cats.

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

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

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

6. What play does the letter suggest Nathan see?
(a) A Streetcar Named Desire.
(b) The Diary of Anne Frank.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) A Doll's House.

7. To what animal does Nathan's father compare Sidney?
(a) An ape.
(b) A horse.
(c) A dog.
(d) A duck.

8. What writer does Nathan connect to Lonoff?
(a) Isaac Babel.
(b) Himself.
(c) Kafka.
(d) Chopin.

9. How long is Nathan's short story that he references in Chapter 2?
(a) 20,000 words.
(b) 15,000 pages.
(c) 15,000 words.
(d) 10,00 words.

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

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

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

13. Who writes a letter to Nathan at Quahsay?
(a) Amy.
(b) Hope Lonoff.
(c) Judge Wapter.
(d) His mother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Middle Years"?

2. What does Betsy do for her art?

3. What is the subject of the paper Nathan takes with him on his interview?

4. How long was Lonoff in New York?

5. How many times does Nathan read "The Middle Years"?

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