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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. What is the title of the book Quinn sees the young woman at the station reading?
(a) Misty Madness.
(b) Death and Dating.
(c) Suicide Squeeze.
(d) Sex Town Antics.

2. Why does Quinn become irritated with the young woman reading at the station?
(a) He becomes irritated because she ignores him.
(b) He beomes irritated because of her strong perfume.
(c) He becomes irritated because she does not like his book.
(d) He becomes irritated because she steps on his foot.

3. What is the date of Quinn's parent's anniversary?
(a) December 30th.
(b) March 21st.
(c) May 19th.
(d) June 3rd.

4. How old was Peter when his mother died?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 10.

5. How does Quinn dress when he goes to meet the mystery caller for the first time?
(a) Iin jeans and a vest.
(b) In a polo shirt and slacks.
(c) In his pajamas.
(d) In a suit and tie.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what time does Quinn leave the train station in Chapter 6?

2. Which emotion does Quinn most strongly experience when he first sees Stillman's train?

3. What is Peter Stillman's demeanor when Quinn first meets him?

4. What is unusual about Peter?

5. Does Virginia love her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Quinn feel when he assumes the persona of Paul Auster?

2. Why does Virginia fear for Peter's life?

3. For what reason or reasons does Quinn go to the library at the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. What activities does Peter Stillman enjoy on a daily basis?

5. Why is the Hotel Harmony an important location in City of Glass?

6. What does the elder Stillman look like when he emerges from his hotel room for the first time in Chapter 8?

7. Why does Quinn withdraw most of the money from his bank account?

8. What is the narrator's opinion of Quinn's fate at the end of City of Glass?

9. Why is Stillman amused by Quinn's name?

10. Why does Quinn publish his books under the name William Wilson?

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