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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 does Lonoff leave at home during Sunday walks?
(a) His sweater.
(b) His watch.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His dog.

2. What job does Nathan do three days a week?
(a) Sell magazine subscriptions.
(b) Sell vacuum cleaners.
(c) Sell self-help books.
(d) Sell lawn care services.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What play does the letter suggest Nathan see?

2. To what animal does Nathan compare his parents?

3. Who is the man that the narrator is going to visit in Chapter 1?

4. Where did Nathan get accepted to spend the winter months when he was younger?

5. What does Nathan's father say people read about instead of reading art?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Zuckerman skeptical of the party-goers' analysis of Lonoff?

2. Why does Zuckerman begin writing a letter to his father as he sits in Lonoff's study?

3. Describe the man Nathan Zuckerman meets in the beginning of Chapter 1.

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

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

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

7. Why does Zuckerman's father say everyone stopped by on the Sunday Zuckerman was home before leaving for Quahsay?

8. Why does Zuckerman contact Lonoff?

9. Why does Zuckerman's mother call Quahsay?

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

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