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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 do readers want to know about Nathan's books?
(a) If they're expensive.
(b) If they're worth money.
(c) If they're fact or fiction.
(d) If they're worth reading.

2. What does Nathan want to do with Maria?
(a) Go to church with her.
(b) Live with her.
(c) Have a child with her.
(d) Divorce her.

3. What does Jimmy claim to have in his possession?
(a) A grenade and a pistol.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A Jewish pendant.
(d) A grenade.

4. Who feels "under pressure"?
(a) Shuki.
(b) Jimmy Ben-Joseph.
(c) Henry.
(d) Nathan.

5. What does Sarah call Nathan?
(a) A jerk.
(b) A moral guinea pig.
(c) A bastard.
(d) A pig.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Maria, who does not stay married for long?

2. What place does Jimmy Ben-Joseph want to have closed?

3. Whom does Sarah say insulting things about?

4. What does Henry feel he was never able to do?

5. Who continues to reference Nathan's book, causing him to be unable to forget things he wishes to forget?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Nathan finds a quiet corner in church?

2. Discuss Maria's sisters.

3. What happens during refreshments and conversation at church?

4. What does Henry learn to stop doing in his life?

5. What are Jimmy Ben-Joseph's plans on the airplane?

6. What happens to Nathan and Jimmy on the airplane?

7. What do Nathan's fans want to know about Nathan's books?

8. What does Nathan do while in London?

9. Discuss Maria's dream and the meaning of it.

10. What does Henry remember about Nathan's novel?

(see the answer keys)

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