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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Quinn surprised by Stillman while at the train station?
(a) Quinn is surprised because the elder Stillman never leaves the train.
(b) Quinn is surprised because the elder Stillman looks just like his son.
(c) Quinn is surprised because the elder Stillman is unrecognizable.
(d) Quinn is surprised because he sees two men who look like Stillman.

2. What object does Stillman carry with him everyday when he makes his rounds?
(a) A battered suitcase.
(b) A new duffel bag.
(c) An old carpet bag.
(d) A torn umbrella.

3. What does Quinn feel when he looks at the photograph of the elder Stillman?
(a) He feels anger and regret.
(b) He feels confused and lost.
(c) He feels nothing.
(d) He feels as if he has seen it before.

4. Who is Michael?
(a) The man who robbed Peter of his inheritance.
(b) The man who referred Virgnia to Paul Auster.
(c) The neighbor Peter Stillman does not trust.
(d) The neighbor Virginia had an affair with.

5. How old is Peter Stillman?
(a) In his teens.
(b) In his fourties.
(c) In his thirties.
(d) In his twenties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Stillman's notebook?

2. What does Peter think of the kiss he shared with Virginia?

3. What is the name of the old hotel Stillman lives at?

4. What is Peter's profession?

5. How does Quinn describe the way Peter moves when they first meet?

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