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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many photographs are included in the text prior to Chapter I: The Call?
2. Noah tells Michael in Chapter II: Twenty Questions that he has never "had more than" (57) how many cigarettes per day?
3. What is the name of Michael's disabled uncle who is living in Queens with friends?
4. To what object does Donoghue compare Noah in terms of his parents' treatment of him during childhood?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which photograph within the biography puts off a distinct sense of danger and why?
2. In what setting does Chapter III: Takeoff Speed begin and what is revealed about Michael in this setting?
3. How does Michael react when Noah asks him about the knife he brought to school one time?
4. For what reason does Rosa enter Noah's New York City apartment in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?
5. For how many years has Noah been alone since losing his wife Joan and in what way does her presence still resonate with him?
6. Why is Chapter II entitled Twenty Questions and what is the title's significance?
7. Explain the origins of the friendship between Joan and Vivienne.
8. What plan emerges that requires Michael to apply for an expedited passport?
9. What does the landline phone symbolize within Chapter I: The Call?
10. In what way was Noah's mother Margot involved in her father Pere Sonne's photography career?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Donoghue's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Akin.
Essay Topic 2
How is the theme of injustice portrayed within Akin? Examine Donoghue's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how and why Donoghue instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Akin.
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