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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Noah observes Nice from his window seat on the plane, which character does he wish were there?
(a) Amber.
(b) Vivienne.
(c) Joan.
(d) Fernande.

2. What is the title of the form Noah tries to present to custom officials while Michael is in his care?
(a) The Designation of Person in Parental Relationship form.
(b) The Designation of Guardian form.
(c) The Waiving of Temporary Custody form.
(d) The Bestowal of Custody Rights form.

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

4. To what object does Donoghue compare Noah in terms of his parents' treatment of him during childhood?
(a) A beanbag.
(b) A hula hoop.
(c) A champagne flute.
(d) A frisbee.

5. What is the last name of the social worker named Rosa who calls Noah on the phone in Chapter I: The Call?
(a) Cortes.
(b) Walsh.
(c) Figueroa.
(d) O'Brien.

6. The narrator states in Chapter 1: The Call that Noah will turn how old the following Monday?
(a) 80.
(b) 60.
(c) 40.
(d) 70.

7. For how many months has Noah been retired by the opening of the narrative?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

8. Vivienne is using her spare bedroom to house a family from which country?
(a) Yemen.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Syria.
(d) Sudan.

9. Which body part did Noah's father Marc lose within the first month of World War I?
(a) His hand.
(b) His leg.
(c) His foot.
(d) His ear.

10. As Noah packs his belongings in Chapter 1: The Call, he is planning to leave for France in how many days?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

12. To what area of New York City does Noah take Michael to when he first brings him home?
(a) The Upper East Side.
(b) The Upper West Side.
(c) The Lower West Side.
(d) The Lower West Side.

13. Michael tells Noah that he heard the poster's subject had been orchestrated by whom?
(a) The Communists.
(b) The Jews.
(c) The Chinese.
(d) The Alt-Right.

14. What image on Noah's phone case does he explain to Michael as "a sort of family tree" (64)?
(a) A map of France.
(b) The periodic table.
(c) A recipe for hot chocolate.
(d) The theory of relativity.

15. How many years older than his late younger sister was Noah?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Noah tells Michael that what fraction of Michael's ancestors came from France?

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

3. To what location do Noah and Michael go during their first walk together?

4. By what name does Noah refer to his French grandfather, the artist?

5. About what subject is Michael really asking when Noah thinks he is asking about Noah's late wife Joan?

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