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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. Who does Teddy tell Nathan's father that Nathan does not like?
(a) Judges.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Jews.
(d) Actors.

2. What school does Lonoff teach at?
(a) Berkshires College.
(b) Athene College.
(c) University of Chicago.
(d) Harvard University.

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

4. What type of Jew is Judge Wapter?
(a) Greek.
(b) Galician.
(c) Orthodox.
(d) Atheist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Judge Wapter's wife from?

2. Where does the narrator go at the beginning of the book?

3. How often do the buses stop at Elizabeth Ave?

4. What college are the twins supposed to graduate from in Nathan's story?

5. What coursework is Nathan's brother completing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Zuckerman contact Lonoff?

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

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

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

8. What is surprising to Zuckerman about the typewriter in Lonoff's study?

9. How does Zuckerman's father think the "Higher Education" story will be perceived if it is published?

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

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