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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Fernande's husband's name?
(a) Dan.
(b) Art.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Drew.

2. Who else accompanies Michael and Noah as they enter Noah's apartment together for the first time?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Lucas.
(c) Amber.
(d) Victor.

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

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

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

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

7. What weapon does Noah bring up when he asks Michael if he has anything sharp on his person at the airport?
(a) A knife.
(b) A letter opener.
(c) A chain.
(d) An arrow.

8. How long before the narrative present did Noah's younger sister die?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 months.

9. To what location do Noah and Michael go during their first walk together?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) Central Park.
(c) The Museum of Natural History.
(d) A cafe.

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

11. To what city in France is Noah getting ready to travel in order to celebrate his birthday?
(a) Paris.
(b) Nice.
(c) Marseilles.
(d) Cannes.

12. Noah tells Michael that what fraction of Michael's ancestors came from France?
(a) Three-quarters.
(b) Two-fifths.
(c) One-half.
(d) One-quarter.

13. How many photographs are included in the text prior to Chapter I: The Call?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

14. One of the three objects Noah keeps within Chapter 1: The Call is a sheaf of what kind of poetry written by his younger sister on Thanksgiving of 2002?
(a) Haiku.
(b) Couplets.
(c) Villanelles.
(d) Limericks.

15. 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) 24.
(c) 90.
(d) 36.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what airport does Michael take his first-ever flight?

3. The first line of Chapter 1: The Call evokes the image of what kind of man "packing his bags" (12)?

4. Vivienne is using her spare bedroom to house a family from which country?

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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