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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 tells Michael specifically not to spend his money on what items?
(a) Beads.
(b) Cokes.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Waffle cones.

2. What was Noah's father's name?
(a) Geoffrey.
(b) Michael.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Marc.

3. The reader is reminded in Chapter V: Neither Here Nor There that Noah will turn 80 on what day of the week while in France?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

4. What position did Madame Dupont hold within Pere Sonne's household?
(a) Housekeeper.
(b) Cook.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Model.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Fernande's husband's name?

2. What items does Michael find unacceptable on his pizza when it arrives near the end of Chapter V: Neither Here nor There?

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

4. Noah and Joan were married for "not-quite" (13) how many years before her death?

5. What plan for the day does Michael veto in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There because he considers it childish?

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