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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, Through p. 169.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Humboldt tell Charlie he is charging him with in a lawsuit?
(a) Theft.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Breach of contract.
(d) Adultery.

2. Who is responsible for Life magazine commissioning an article from Charlie?
(a) Renata.
(b) Denise.
(c) Demmie.
(d) Lucy.

3. What is the name of the private eye Humboldt hired?
(a) Scaccia.
(b) Hobbes.
(c) Boehme.
(d) Magnasco.

4. When Humboldt releases himself from Mt. Sinai and begins to sue people, why does he not sue Charlie right away?
(a) He still feels friendly towards Charlie.
(b) He is hoping Charlie will produce Kathleen.
(c) He has no energy left for it.
(d) He is waiting to see if Von Trenck makes money.

5. Why does someone who calls Charlie in the middle of the night say that Charlie owes him $450?
(a) It is the money Charlie still owes on a car he bought.
(b) Charlie never paid the man for a suit he bought.
(c) He won it from Charlie in a poker game.
(d) He loaned Charlie money that he now wants back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Humboldt say about Citrine winning the Pulitzer Prize for his book?

2. What college did Humboldt have a connection with to get Cintrine a job?

3. In which decade did Von Humboldt Fleisher publish his book of ballads?

4. Who is the poker game at George's house organized around?

5. When a wrinkled postcard falls to the floor, what does Charlie see that it is?

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