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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. How long is Nathan's short story that he references in Chapter 2?
(a) 20,000 words.
(b) 10,00 words.
(c) 15,000 pages.
(d) 15,000 words.

2. What is Hope's Moscow, according to Lonoff?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Boston.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Chicago.

3. What does Amy call Lonoff?
(a) Father.
(b) Dad-da.
(c) Mr. Lonoff.
(d) Teacher.

4. Who is Meema Chaya?
(a) Nathan's aunt.
(b) Nathan's grandmother.
(c) Nathan's cousin.
(d) Nathan's great-aunt.

5. What type of philosophy does Lonoff have an abundance of?
(a) French.
(b) Finnish.
(c) German.
(d) Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What writer does Nathan connect to Lonoff?

2. How does Nathan want his parents to feel about him when he sends them the story?

3. How many drafts of one short story does Amy find?

4. What play does the letter suggest Nathan see?

5. Who does Nathan's father contact for help in getting to a higher person for advice about Nathan's story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zuckerman come to Quahsay?

2. How does Zuckerman's father think the "Higher Education" story will be perceived if it is published?

3. Why does Zuckerman begin writing a letter to his father as he sits in Lonoff's study?

4. How does Zuckerman describe a typical Lonoff hero?

5. What does Zuckerman tell Lonoff when he asks Zuckerman about his life in Chapter 1?

6. Describe the man Nathan Zuckerman meets in the beginning of Chapter 1.

7. Why does Zuckerman's mother call Quahsay?

8. Why does Zuckerman say he stays up in Lonoff's study?

9. Why does Zuckerman begin writing down the names of everything on Lonoff's bookshelves in his study?

10. Describe the Zuckerman family's typical Sunday brunch.

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