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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Peter Usher's second job?
(a) Bartender.
(b) Clerk in a paint store.
(c) Art teacher.
(d) Frame maker.

2. What does Dee want to write her thesis about?
(a) The relationship between drugs and literature.
(b) The relationship between art and experience.
(c) The relationship between art and drugs.
(d) The relationship between art and youth.

3. How does the proprietor's wife treat Dee?
(a) She ignores her.
(b) She screams at her.
(c) She chases her out.
(d) She smiles at her.

4. What do the assistants wear at the Belgrave Art Gallery?
(a) Tuxedos and tails.
(b) Large hats with plumes.
(c) Aprons with paint on them.
(d) Black and striped shirts.

5. What does Peter Usher go to see Mr. Dixon about?
(a) Showing Peter's work in his gallery.
(b) Commissioning Peter for a painting.
(c) Finding out gossip about Lampeth.
(d) Selling one of Peter's paintings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mad Mitch respond when Peter asks him what he thinks of his painting?

2. At the apartment in Livorno, what is Lipsey told about Dee?

3. What is baby Vibeke doing while her parents are preparing for the scam?

4. What did the rabbi tell Dee about the painting she was searching for?

5. What idea came out of the painting contest between Peter and Mad Mitch?

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