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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does Quinn like to do on a daily basis?

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

3. How much money is Quinn paid on a daily basis to follow and observe the elder Stillman?

4. What year did Henry Dark emigrate to America?

5. What year was Henry Dark born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Quinn contemplate fleeing the country?

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

3. For what reasons does Quinn enjoy the mystery genre?

4. Why does Quinn throw his clothes down the air shaft at the Stillman apartment?

5. What is special about the pen Quinn buys from the deaf mute man?

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

7. Why does the perspective change to first person at the end of City of Glass?

8. Who was John Milton?

9. What does Daniel Auster look like?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter Stillman is a broken man. He lives a life that is difficult on a day to day basis. Yet he also possesses the one thing Quinn desires, Virginia Stillman. Write an essay that examines Peter Stillman's character within the context of City of Glass. Is Peter Stillman a tragic character? Is he innocent in his ways, or does he ever have ulterior motives? Does he really believe his father wants to kill him?

Essay Topic 2

The red notebook is an important item in City of Glass. It is Quinn's lifeline to the Stillman case. It is also the source of the story. Write an essay that explains why the red notebook is so important to the plot of the story. Why did Quinn choose this particular notebook over the others at Heights Luncheonette? Does he ever realize how important the notebook is and will be while he is writing in it? Where would the story be without the red notebook?

Essay Topic 3

Loss is a recurring theme in City of Glass. Quinn's wife and child died prior to the first chapter of the story. Write an essay that explores the idea of loss within the context of the plot. Why does the reader never find out how or when Quinn's family died? How do their deaths impact Quinn throughout the story? What are some of the reminders he comes across everyday that make him think of his family?

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