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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 Nathan's father contact for help in getting to a higher person for advice about Nathan's story?
(a) An uncle.
(b) A grandfather.
(c) A brother.
(d) A cousin

2. What college are the twins supposed to graduate from in Nathan's story?
(a) University of Chicago.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Athene College.
(d) Rutgers.

3. What publication writes a blurb about Nathan?
(a) New York Post.
(b) New York Times.
(c) Saturday Review.
(d) Saturday Evening Post.

4. Who does Nathan try to write a letter to in Lonoff's study?
(a) Lonoff.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Amy.
(d) His father.

5. Where does the narrator live?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Lower Broadway.
(d) Long Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What school does Lonoff teach at?

2. Who is Nathan's father's moral mentor?

3. What do the college boys call the overseer?

4. Who is Meema Chaya?

5. Who does Nathan's father seek out for advice on Nathan's short story?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Why does Zuckerman's mother call Quahsay?

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

6. How does Zuckerman describe a typical Lonoff hero?

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

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

9. Why does Zuckerman contact Lonoff?

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

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