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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. What facial expression does Noah display just before Chapter I: The Call ends?
(a) A thoughtful expression.
(b) A smile.
(c) A frown.
(d) A grimace.

2. By what name does Noah refer to his French grandfather, the artist?
(a) Pere Sonne.
(b) Pere Mardi.
(c) Pere Mari.
(d) Pere Soleil.

3. Noah tells Vivienne in Chapter I: The Call that there are initials written on the backs of how many photographs within the mailer he found?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

4. What type of family heirlooms did Victor steal during Joan's funeral?
(a) Pieces of silverware.
(b) Rare coins.
(c) Quilts.
(d) Photographs.

5. For how many years has Joan been deceased by the narrative present?
(a) 9.
(b) 4.
(c) 11.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Joan meet her best friend Vivienne in first grade at "their tony New York girls' school" (16)?

2. The narrator states in Chapter 1: The Call that Noah will turn how old the following Monday?

3. Noah's mother died in July of which year, the month before the date written on the mailer Noah finds?

4. Noah thinks about the fact that which group of people "used to distinguish between senectus (still lively) and decrepitus (done for)" (12)?

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

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