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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. What is a tourist's job during a "Bataille des Fleurs," (155) according to Noah?
(a) To throw.
(b) To paint.
(c) To fall.
(d) To catch.

2. What plan for the day does Michael veto in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There because he considers it childish?
(a) The ice skating rink.
(b) The zoo.
(c) The library.
(d) The museum.

3. Noah wonders how "a gamer like Michael had broken" (120) which of his bones?
(a) His collarbone.
(b) His ankle.
(c) His wrist.
(d) His femur.

4. What color is the sobriety chip Victor gave Michael prior to his death?
(a) Silver.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Maroon.

5. When Noah looks up the "notorious area" of Brooklyn where Michael had lived, he finds the average life expectancy to be what age?
(a) 79.
(b) 70.
(c) 74.
(d) 65.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Noah takes Michael down to the seashore in Nice, Michael asks why there are what objects instead of sand?

2. On what day of the week does Noah tell Michael they will be attending the Carnival parade?

3. The spending money Noah gives Michael in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There comes to about how many U.S. dollars?

4. What types of calls are not allowed at the prison where Amber is incarcerated?

5. What is socca?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what objects does Noah compare a biological mother and father in his DNA explanation to Michael?

2. What detail does Noah tell Michael about Miss Sprule's discipline of him during his childhood?

3. What belief does Noah come to have about Victor by the end of Chapter VII: "Nom de Guerre"?

4. What is the symbolism of the maroon chip in Michael's pocket?

5. Discuss an instance when Noah accepts and applies advice from the voice of his late wife Joan in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There.

6. What two revelations are made about the initials MZ within Chapter VII: "Nom de Guerre"?

7. What important realization does Noah make about Margot's photograph of a small boy in Chapter IV: The Promenade and to what conclusion does he then jump?

8. For what reason does Noah lie to Michael in Chapter VI: The Law of Closure?

9. What do tourists symbolize within Chapter IV: The Promenade?

10. How does Noah react when Michael asks him how long Noah is going to live?

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