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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV: The Promenade and Chapter V: Neither Here nor There.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Noah thinks about the fact that which group of people "used to distinguish between senectus (still lively) and decrepitus (done for)" (12)?
(a) The Buddhists.
(b) The Ancient Romans.
(c) The Indian ascetics.
(d) The Ottomans.

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

3. What language(s) did Noah speak upon his arrival in the United States at age four?
(a) French.
(b) French and Spanish.
(c) French and English.
(d) English.

4. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that he "spent most of [his] career working on" (68) what?
(a) Genomes.
(b) Protons.
(c) Polymers.
(d) Medications.

5. What is the name of Michael's disabled uncle who is living in Queens with friends?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Cody.
(c) Mac.
(d) Bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many euros does Noah give Michael in spending money in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There?

2. How many years had Noah and his father Marc been apart before Margot sent Noah to New York City to live with Marc?

3. What word does Joan's ethereal voice use to describe Noah's theory about Margot and the man with the cane?

4. To what location do Noah and Michael go after they walk along the Promenade?

5. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that he has never "had more than" (57) how many cigarettes per day?

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