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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Nathan's girlfriend characterizes his apartment as the home of what?
(a) A teenage boy.
(b) An unchaste monk.
(c) A lonely priest.
(d) A corrupt politician.

4. Who can play Chopin well?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Lonoff.
(c) Amy.
(d) Hope.

5. Where is the postcard on Lonoff's desk from?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) England.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Australia.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what animal does Nathan compare his parents?

2. What job does Nathan do three days a week?

3. Who is Betsy?

4. What month does the narrator reference in the opening of Chapter 1?

5. Who does Nathan's father contact for help in getting to a higher person for advice about Nathan's story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zuckerman react to the decor in Lonoff's home?

2. What does Zuckerman's father not like about the "Higher Education" story?

3. Why does Zuckerman say he stays up in Lonoff's study?

4. Describe the Zuckerman family's typical Sunday brunch.

5. Why does Zuckerman's mother call Quahsay?

6. Why does Zuckerman contact Lonoff?

7. Describe the girl-woman Zuckerman sees at Lonoff's house in Chapter 1.

8. What does Zuckerman's first reading of Lonoff's work show him about his own life?

9. Why does Zuckerman read Henry James' "The Middle Years" twice in one night?

10. What is one of the most admirable things about Lonoff for Zuckerman?

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