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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. By what name does Noah refer to his French grandfather, the artist?
(a) Pere Mardi.
(b) Pere Sonne.
(c) Pere Mari.
(d) Pere Soleil.

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

3. Noah tells Vivienne in Chapter I: The Call that there are initials written on the backs of how many photographs within the mailer he found?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

5. How many hours forward does Noah set his watch when he and Michael arrive in France?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what location does Noah meet Michael for the first time?

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

3. What was Noah's father's name?

4. From what location does the novel's protagonist, Noah, hear his wife Joan speaking in Chapter 1: The Call?

5. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that Pere Sonne's real name was what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what way does Chapter I: The Call end on a hopeful note concerning Michael and Noah?

4. What is the symbolism of the 9/11 poster featured in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed?

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

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

7. Describe the photographs that are included alongside the novel's epigraph.

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

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

10. How does Michael react when Noah asks him about the knife he brought to school one time?

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