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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. Where did Nathan and his brother go to watch prize fights?
(a) Coney Island.
(b) Laurel Garden.
(c) Madison Square Garden.
(d) United Center.

2. What do the neighbors call Nathan's father?
(a) Zuckerman.
(b) Zucky.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Doc.

3. What does Nathan stare at, in Lonoff's study?
(a) The wall.
(b) His bench.
(c) His desk.
(d) His bed.

4. What play does the letter suggest Nathan see?
(a) A Doll's House.
(b) The Diary of Anne Frank.
(c) A Streetcar Named Desire.
(d) Hamlet.

5. What coursework is Nathan's brother completing?
(a) Pre-law.
(b) Pre-dental.
(c) Pre-writing.
(d) Pre-medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls for Lonoff in Chapter 1?

2. What does Lonoff say he turns all day?

3. What battleship was Sidney on, according to Nathan's story?

4. What writer does Nathan connect to Lonoff?

5. What religion are Lonoff and Nathan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Zuckerman's mother call Quahsay?

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

4. What is pinned to the bulletin board in Lonoff's office?

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

6. Why does Lonoff ask Zuckerman to call him Manny?

7. Why does Zuckerman's father say everyone stopped by on the Sunday Zuckerman was home before leaving for Quahsay?

8. How does Zuckerman come to Quahsay?

9. How does Zuckerman describe a typical Lonoff hero?

10. Describe the girl-woman Zuckerman sees at Lonoff's house in Chapter 1.

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