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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 is the title of of Von Humboldt Fleisher's book of ballads?
(a) Timaeus.
(b) Ballads of Love.
(c) Harlequin Ballads.
(d) From Hagel to Marx.

2. Who became Humboldt's best friend after he felt Charlie deceived him?
(a) Simkin.
(b) Huggins.
(c) Magnasco.
(d) Scaccia.

3. For how many years are Humboldt and Citrine estranged?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Thirty.

4. Who does Cantabile take Charlie to meet in the Hancock Building?
(a) A newspaper columnist.
(b) A distant relative of President Harding.
(c) A Japanese martial arts expert.
(d) An old man who deals in jewelry.

5. What does Humboldt think he and Charlie should do in light of the new US administration?
(a) Prepare to elect someone different in four years.
(b) Pay no more attention to politics.
(c) Consider forming a new political party.
(d) Leave the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college does Charlie Citrine attend?

2. What did George Swiebell do before he began his contracting business?

3. Who is responsible for Life magazine commissioning an article from Charlie?

4. What does Cantabile ultimately do with most of the money Charlie gives him?

5. What is the name of the private eye Humboldt hired?

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