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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the mystery caller's voice sound like to Quinn?
(a) Bored.
(b) Mechanical.
(c) Sensual.
(d) Sweet.

2. Where did Virginia meet Peter?
(a) At the spa.
(b) At the bar.
(c) At Peter's school.
(d) At the hospital.

3. Who does Quinn regularly talk to about sports?
(a) The bee keeper.
(b) The counterman.
(c) The maid.
(d) The dentist.

4. About what time does Quinn leave the train station in Chapter 6?
(a) Five o'clock.
(b) Seven o'clock.
(c) Two o'clock.
(d) Eight o'clock.

5. Which street does Quinn live on?
(a) 98th street.
(b) 20th street.
(c) 107th street.
(d) 112th street.

6. What is Quinn's first name?
(a) David.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Danson.
(d) Darnelle.

7. What does the mystery caller ask of Quinn at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) He asks for protection.
(b) He asks for directions.
(c) He asks for an autograph.
(d) He asks for money.

8. What does Quinn do while he waits to meet Peter Stillman the first time?
(a) He eats a sandwich.
(b) He reads a book.
(c) He drinks a beer.
(d) He smokes a cirgarette.

9. Where does Quinn go to eat at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) 102nd Deli.
(b) Breakdown Buffet.
(c) Broadway Bakery.
(d) Heights Luncheonette.

10. Why is the topic of children painful for Quinn?
(a) Thinking about children bores him.
(b) Thinking about children reminds him of his dead son.
(c) Thinking about children reminds him of how he was unable to have any of his own.
(d) Thinking about children reminds him too much of his bad childhood.

11. Which writing instrument does Quinn use the first time he writes in his notebook?
(a) A pen.
(b) A marker.
(c) A paint brush.
(d) A pencil.

12. What is Virginia Stillman's profession?
(a) Chemist.
(b) English teacher.
(c) Speech therapist.
(d) Doctor.

13. What sort of abode do Virginia and Peter live in?
(a) A duplex.
(b) An apartment.
(c) A condo.
(d) A house.

14. What object does Stillman carry off the train with him?
(a) A trunk.
(b) A suitcase.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A duffle bag.

15. How old is Quinn?
(a) 19.
(b) 42.
(c) 35.
(d) 67.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Quinn?

2. For how long was Peter kept locked up as a child?

3. What was the name of Henry Dark's wife?

4. What is the first thing Quinn writes of in his notebook?

5. Why does Peter not trust Virginia?

(see the answer keys)

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