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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that Pere Sonne's real name was what?
(a) Audrey Tatou.
(b) Michel Foucault.
(c) Pierre Personnet.
(d) Pere Lachaise.

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

3. In what room in the house does Noah keep the last few boxes of his late sister's belongings?
(a) The spare room.
(b) The conservatory.
(c) The den.
(d) The dining room.

4. What is the subject of the poster about which Michael comments in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed?
(a) The Fourth of July.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) 9/11.
(d) The Columbine tragedy.

5. What name does Michael call Noah at the pizza parlor when Noah will not buy him a Coke?
(a) Motherfucker.
(b) Richie Rich.
(c) Dickhead.
(d) Daddy Warbucks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Noah talks to Michael about the photograph depicting Joan with which politician?

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

3. What is Michael's response when Noah asks him where he heard a conspiracy theory about the poster's subject?

4. 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?

5. For how many years has Joan been deceased by the narrative present?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Noah's wife Joan feel about traveling during her life?

2. To what location is Noah getting ready to travel in Chapter I: The Calling and for what purpose is he traveling there?

3. For what reason does Rosa enter Noah's New York City apartment in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?

4. What is the significance of the book entitled Pere Sonne: A Life's Work featured in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed?

5. In what way was Noah's mother Margot involved in her father Pere Sonne's photography career?

6. What plan emerges that requires Michael to apply for an expedited passport?

7. In what way is the home visit scene in Chapter II: Twenty Questions an ironic one?

8. For how many years has Noah been alone since losing his wife Joan and in what way does her presence still resonate with him?

9. In what setting does Chapter III: Takeoff Speed begin and what is revealed about Michael in this setting?

10. To what phone call does the title of Chapter I: The Call refer?

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