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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter I: The Call.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what room in the house does Noah keep the last few boxes of his late sister's belongings?
(a) The den.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The conservatory.
(d) The spare room.

2. To what city in France is Noah getting ready to travel in order to celebrate his birthday?
(a) Nice.
(b) Paris.
(c) Cannes.
(d) Marseilles.

3. The novel entitled Akin includes an epigraph consisting of how many definitions of the word 'akin'?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. One of the three objects Noah keeps within Chapter 1: The Call is a sheaf of what kind of poetry written by his younger sister on Thanksgiving of 2002?
(a) Villanelles.
(b) Couplets.
(c) Limericks.
(d) Haiku.

5. Noah and Joan were married for "not-quite" (13) how many years before her death?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 60.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of family heirlooms did Victor steal during Joan's funeral?

2. Noah assumes that which character had taken the photographs he finds in Chapter 1: The Call?

3. How long before the narrative present did Noah's younger sister die?

4. What is the name of Noah's younger sister?

5. By what name does Noah refer to his French grandfather, the artist?

(see the answer key)

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