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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 vacuum cleaners.
(b) Sell magazine subscriptions.
(c) Sell lawn care services.
(d) Sell self-help books.

2. What kind of validation does Nathan want from Lonoff?
(a) Matriarchal.
(b) Patriarchal.
(c) Monetary.
(d) Artistic.

3. Lonoff expresses distaste about the range of his what in Chapter 1?
(a) Illusion.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Ability.
(d) Knowledge.

4. How long has Nathan let his father stew?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

5. Where do some people think Lonoff was writing from?
(a) China.
(b) Russia.
(c) England.
(d) Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Nathan's story?

2. Who calls Nathan at Quahsay?

3. Where is the postcard on Lonoff's desk from?

4. What coursework is Nathan's brother completing?

5. What is playing in Hope's kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the trouble between Zuckerman and his father begin, according to Zuckerman in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

7. What does Zuckerman's father not like about the "Higher Education" story?

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

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

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

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