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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. To what area of New York City does Noah take Michael to when he first brings him home?
2. Vivienne is using her spare bedroom to house a family from which country?
3. Michael tells Noah that he heard the poster's subject had been orchestrated by whom?
4. One of the three objects Noah keeps within Chapter 1: The Call is a sheaf of what kind of poetry written by his younger sister on Thanksgiving of 2002?
5. What is the name of Michael's disabled uncle who is living in Queens with friends?
Short Essay Questions
1. To what phone call does the title of Chapter I: The Call refer?
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. Why is Chapter II entitled Twenty Questions and what is the title's significance?
4. What plan emerges that requires Michael to apply for an expedited passport?
5. How did Noah's wife Joan feel about traveling during her life?
6. For what purpose does Donoghue use a beanbag as a metaphor for Noah's treatment by his parents during his childhood?
7. For what reason did Noah and Joan refrain from having children?
8. Discuss the possible significance of the novel's epigraph and name two themes that appear within its content.
9. Describe the photographs that are included alongside the novel's epigraph.
10. In what setting does Chapter III: Takeoff Speed begin and what is revealed about Michael in this setting?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Donoghue's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of Akin.
Essay Topic 2
Examine the roles of Victor, Amber, and Michael within the text of Akin. How does Donoghue use each character’s depiction in order to highlight themes depicted within the overall narrative?
Essay Topic 3
What messages does Donoghue send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?
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