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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. From what location does the novel's protagonist, Noah, hear his wife Joan speaking in Chapter 1: The Call?
(a) From inside his mind.
(b) From the kitchen.
(c) From the back garden.
(d) From the pool area.

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

3. The first line of Chapter 1: The Call evokes the image of what kind of man "packing his bags" (12)?
(a) Tall.
(b) Excited.
(c) Sad.
(d) Old.

4. In what year did Joan meet her best friend Vivienne in first grade at "their tony New York girls' school" (16)?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1923.

5. In what year did Noah's maternal grandfather die while living in France?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1978.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Noah's mother's name?

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

3. Vivienne is using her spare bedroom to house a family from which country?

4. What is the name of Michael's disabled uncle who is living in Queens with friends?

5. The novel entitled Akin includes an epigraph consisting of how many definitions of the word 'akin'?

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