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

2. What type of document does Rosa leave behind for Noah to find in Chapter II: Twenty Questions?

3. What is the subject of the poster about which Michael comments in Chapter III: Takeoff Speed?

4. Who else accompanies Michael and Noah as they enter Noah's apartment together for the first time?

5. What was Fernande's husband's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the possible significance of the novel's epigraph and name two themes that appear within its content.

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Chapter II entitled Twenty Questions and what is the title's significance?

8. What does the landline phone symbolize within Chapter I: The Call?

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

10. Which photograph within the biography puts off a distinct sense of danger and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Donoghue's message about the benefits and drawbacks of travel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Donoghue's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Akin.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the final passages included at the end of Akin.

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