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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. Noah tells Michael in Chapter V: Neither Here nor There that Miss Sprule served in what capacity during Noah's childhood?

2. How much does Michael pay for a selfie stick with part of the spending money he has?

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

4. Noah begins to suspect in earnest in Chapter IV: The Promenade that the man with the cane in one of Margot's photographs had been her what?

5. Noah tells Michael that the Promenade in Nice was named by what group of people when they paid for it to be built?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the statistic Noah finds about the prevalence of Confidential Informants within United States drug cases?

2. Near the end of Chapter V: Neither Here nor There, what action does Noah think about taking once he returns home to New York City and why?

3. What is the significance of the title of Chapter V: Neither Here nor There?

4. Discuss the difference between Noah's outward reaction and his inward reaction to the revelation that Michael has a tattoo.

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 distinction does Noah make between his father Marc's DNA and his mother Margot's DNA?

7. In what way does Joan's voice act as a voice of reason throughout the text?

8. 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?

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

10. What tattoo does Michael have on the inside of his arm and what is its significance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Donoghue’s novel Akin. What message is Donoghue sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Read a lengthy interview with Donoghue. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Donoghue’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of Akin.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why Donoghue instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Akin.

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