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

2. Where does Nathan go to be interviewed for his college admissions letter?
(a) His uncle's house.
(b) Police station.
(c) University of Chicago.
(d) Essex County Courthouse.

3. What award did Lonoff's sixth book win?
(a) Pulitzer Prize.
(b) Newberry Award.
(c) National Book Award.
(d) Caldecott Award.

4. Who calls Nathan at Quahsay?
(a) His father.
(b) Judge Wapter.
(c) Lonoff.
(d) His mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator grow up?

2. How old is the house, according to the narrator, in Chapter 1?

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

4. What type of philosophy does Lonoff have an abundance of?

5. What is pinned to Lonoff's study wall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What earlier connection does Zuckerman have to Judge Wapter?

2. Why do the Wapters include a list of questions in their response to Zuckerman's "Higher Education" story?

3. Why does Zuckerman's mother call Quahsay?

4. What does Zuckerman think might be a good idea for a writer based on the reactions of the New York party-goers at the publishing party?

5. Why does Zuckerman's father go to Judge Leopold Wapter with the "Higher Education" story?

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

7. What does Zuckerman tell Lonoff when he asks Zuckerman about his life in Chapter 1?

8. How does Zuckerman describe a typical Lonoff hero?

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

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

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