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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II: Twenty Questions and Chapter III: Takeoff Speed.

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 conservatory.
(b) The den.
(c) The spare room.
(d) The dining room.

2. The narrator reveals in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that Joan died of what cause?
(a) Influenza.
(b) A fall.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Drowning.

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

4. At what location does Noah meet Michael for the first time?
(a) A police station.
(b) A passport office.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A library.

5. When Rosa calls to talk to Michael in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed, it is revealed that Rosa is the social worker for how many children?
(a) 12.
(b) 90.
(c) 36.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The epigraph of the novel classifies the novel's title as which part of speech?

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

4. What is NOT a piece of advice Rosa gives to Noah about Michael as she leaves his apartment in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?

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

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