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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 many years are there between Lonoff's first book and his sixth book?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

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

3. What type of Jew is Judge Wapter?
(a) Orthodox.
(b) Galician.
(c) Greek.
(d) Atheist.

4. How many drafts of one short story does Amy find?
(a) 15.
(b) 27.
(c) 37.
(d) 5.

5. Who does Nathan's father contact for help in getting to a higher person for advice about Nathan's story?
(a) A grandfather.
(b) An uncle.
(c) A cousin
(d) A brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of alcohol do Lonoff and Nathan drink after dinner?

2. What does Nathan's family eat at Sunday brunch?

3. Who is the man that the narrator is going to visit in Chapter 1?

4. Who is Betsy?

5. What is the title of Nathan's story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Zuckerman's father go to Judge Leopold Wapter with the "Higher Education" story?

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

4. What is one of the most admirable things about Lonoff for Zuckerman?

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

6. Why is Zuckerman skeptical of the party-goers' analysis of Lonoff?

7. Why does Zuckerman read Henry James' "The Middle Years" twice in one night?

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

9. What is Zuckerman carrying in his briefcase that he takes to Lonoff's house?

10. How does Zuckerman come to Quahsay?

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