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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Quinn spend the night at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Quinn spends the night in a hotel.
(b) Quinn spends the night in Virginia's bed.
(c) Quinn spends the night in his apartment.
(d) Quinn spends the night in an alleyway.

2. Which day of the week does Quinn meet Stillman for the first time?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Saturday.

3. Where does Stillman store the treasures he finds while out walking the streets?
(a) He stores them in his hotel room.
(b) He stores them in a hidden trash can.
(c) He stores them in a shed.
(d) He stores them in his house.

4. Which month is it when Quinn runs out of money while living on the streets?
(a) August.
(b) May.
(c) March,
(d) December.

5. Who does Quinn write about in Chapter 11?
(a) The children of the streets.
(b) The homeless tramps of the streets.
(c) The stray animals of the streets.
(d) The prostitues of the streets.

6. What is Quinn's ultimate fate in City of Glass?
(a) He finds Virginia Stillman and elopes with her.
(b) He leaves the Stillman apartment and roams the streets for the rest of his life.
(c) His fate is not revealed.
(d) He moves out of New York City.

7. Who does Quinn pretend to be when he meets Stillman a second time?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) John Milton.
(c) Henry Dark.
(d) Jesus.

8. What time of day does Quinn leave his alley to go buy food?
(a) Late evening.
(b) Noon.
(c) Sunset.
(d) Early morning.

9. What does Quinn do with the money in his bank account?
(a) He gives it away.
(b) He burns it.
(c) He withdraws most of it.
(d) He gives it to Peter Stillman.

10. What is Quinn's opinion of fate?
(a) Quinn has believed in fate all his life.
(b) Quinn does not believe in fate.
(c) Quinn believes in fate only under the right cirsumstances.
(d) Quinn does not know what fate is.

11. Which article of clothing does Stillman always wear when he goes out each morning?
(a) A long overcoat.
(b) A pair of polished black shoes.
(c) A white dress shirt.
(d) A fedora hat.

12. Who does Quinn decide to visit in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Paul Auster.
(b) Victoria Stillman.
(c) Max Work.
(d) Peter Stillman.

13. Why does Quinn decide to live on less sleep starting in Chapter 12?
(a) Quinn decides to sleep less because he feels he will miss out on important information.
(b) Quinn decides to sleep less because Peter Stillman tells him to.
(c) Quinn decides to sleep less because of his part time job.
(d) Quinn decides to sleep less because he wants to see Virginia.

14. What does Quinn discover when he enters the Stillman apartment in Chapter 13?
(a) The apartment is inhabited by the elder Stillman.
(b) The apartment is filled with newspaper clippings.
(c) The apartment is inhabited.
(d) The apartment is empty.

15. Why is Quinn baffled by the routes Stillman takes while out walking each morning?
(a) He is baffled because the routes go in circles.
(b) He is baffled because the routes appear erratic in pattern but in fact are not.
(c) He is baffled because Stillman walks the routes from side to side.
(d) He is baffled because Stillman leaves bread crumbs in his wake while walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Quinn go at the end of Chapter 11?

2. Which two activities is Quinn forced to give up while living on the streets?

3. Which floor is Paul Auster's apartment on?

4. Does Quinn enjoy living at the Stillman apartment?

5. Why does Quinn stop at the bank in Chapter 11?

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