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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through City of Glass, Chapter 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Quinn the second time the telephone rings?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) In the hallway.
(c) In his office.
(d) In the kitchen.

2. In Chapter 8, what time does Stillman begin his daily walks?
(a) Eight o'clock in the morning.
(b) Seven o'clock in the evening.
(c) Six o'clock in the morning.
(d) Three o'clock in the afternoon.

3. Which text does Stillman use as the basis of his argument about the fall of man in his book?
(a) Milton's Paradise Lost.
(b) Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.
(c) Dante's Divine Comedy.
(d) Flaubert's Madame Bovary.

4. What is Peter Stillman's profession?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a firefighter.
(c) He is a poet.
(d) He is an engineer.

5. In Chapter 1, what is the event that occasions the meeting between Quinn and Stillman?
(a) A car accident.
(b) A telephone call.
(c) A fight.
(d) An earthquake.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what novel is Paul Auster writing an article about?

2. What is the name of the persona that Stillman invents in his book in order to protect himself?

3. During their third and final meeting in Chapter 9, what name does Quinn give to Stillman?

4. What does Quinn consider to be the ideal relationship between a detective and his client?

5. What do Quinn and the counterman at the luncheonette commonly converse about?

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