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

2. What is playing in Hope's kitchen?
(a) A phonograph.
(b) A Mixmaster.
(c) A CD player.
(d) A tape player.

3. What is the title of Nathan's story?
(a) The Ghost Writer.
(b) Aspects of the Novel.
(c) Higher Education.
(d) The Middle Years.

4. What does Lonoff say he turns all day?
(a) Sentences.
(b) Instruments.
(c) Records.
(d) Words.

5. What does Nathan's family eat at Sunday brunch?
(a) Warm rolls and turkey.
(b) Smoked fish and warm rolls.
(c) Smoked fish and potatoes.
(d) Ham and beans.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nathan want his parents to feel about him when he sends them the story?

2. How long have Nathan and his father not been speaking in Chapter 1?

3. Who does Nathan try to write a letter to in Lonoff's study?

4. How many children do the Lonoffs have?

5. To what animal does Nathan's father compare Sidney?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Zuckerman surprised when Lonoff says nothing happens to him during their conversation in Chapter 1?

3. How does Zuckerman convince Lonoff to meet with him?

4. What is pinned to the bulletin board in Lonoff's office?

5. What response does Zuckerman get when he mentions Lonoff's name at a publishing party?

6. Why does Zuckerman begin writing down the names of everything on Lonoff's bookshelves in his study?

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

8. What is Zuckerman carrying in his briefcase that he takes to Lonoff's house?

9. Why does Lonoff ask Zuckerman to call him Manny?

10. Describe Lonoff's living room as Zuckerman sees it in Chapter 1.

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