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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time in the morning does Quinn agree to meet the mystery caller?
(a) Five o'clock.
(b) Nine o'clock.
(c) Ten o'clock.
(d) Three o'clock.

2. What year did Henry Dark predict the Tower of Babel would return?
(a) 1960.
(b) 2041.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1976.

3. Who does Quinn buy a pen from in Chapter 6?
(a) An old man.
(b) A deaf mute man.
(c) A tall man.
(d) A blind man.

4. Why does Quinn experience a moment of panic while following Stillman home?
(a) Quinn panics because the elder Stillman spots him.
(b) Quinn panics because he realizes he followed the wrong Stillman.
(c) Quinn panics because he suspects Stillman of going toward his home.
(d) Quinn panics because he realizes he loves Virginia.

5. How did Henry Dark die?
(a) He died in a fire.
(b) He died of the flu.
(c) He died of dehydration.
(d) He died in an earthquake.

6. Who is Max Work?
(a) A lonely bum who lives across the street.
(b) A noisy neighbor Quinn despises.
(c) A fictitious character in Quinn's mind.
(d) A writer Quinn respects greatly.

7. Who is William Wilson?
(a) Virginia's father.
(b) Peter's uncle.
(c) Quinn's alter ego.
(d) Quinn's brother.

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

9. 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.

10. Which of the following books did John Milton write?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(c) Genesis.
(d) Paradise Lost.

11. For how long was Peter kept locked up as a child?
(a) Five years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Nine years.

12. How long did Virgina and Peter know each other before they married?
(a) Six years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Ten years.

13. At what time does the mystery caller call Quinn at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) 11 at night.
(b) Three in the afternoon.
(c) 10 in the morning.
(d) Midnight.

14. What was the name of Peter's nurse as a child?
(a) Ms. James.
(b) Miss Bolton.
(c) Miss Barber.
(d) Mrs. Scott.

15. How does Quinn describe the way Peter moves when they first meet?
(a) Graceful.
(b) Rigid.
(c) Smooth.
(d) Strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Quinn first think of when he reflects upon Peter Stillman's mental and physical situation?

2. What is Quinn doing when the mystery caller calls for the first time?

3. Does Quinn enjoy assuming the identity of Paul Auster?

4. How many days and nights were inhabitants of the new Tower of Babel to be locked up?

5. What happened to Peter's mother?

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