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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Locked Room, Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the editor that the narrator contacts to publish Fanshawe's work?
(a) Stuart Green.
(b) Roger Fanshawe.
(c) Sam Smith.
(d) Stuart Black.

2. What name has Fanshawe been using?
(a) Henry Dark.
(b) Daniel Quinn.
(c) Paul Auster.
(d) Peter Stillman.

3. What varsity sport did Fanshawe play for a brief period in his sophomore year before suddenly quitting the team?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Lacrosse.
(d) Baseball.

4. According to the telephone conversation at the end of Chapter 1, why does the caller need Quinn to protect him?
(a) The caller is a celebrity.
(b) The caller is paranoid.
(c) The caller has committed a crime.
(d) The caller believes he is going to be murdered.

5. What does Peter Stillman do to the narrator?
(a) He calls immigration and has him deported.
(b) He beats him up and leaves him unconscious.
(c) He gives him money to leave him alone.
(d) He calls the police and has him arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the narrator stay in Paris?

2. To which philosopher is attributed this quote that the narrator tacks onto the wall: "And when he dreams he does not want to write, he does not have the power to dream he wants to write; and when he dreams he wants to write, he does not have the power to dream he does not want to write."

3. What is the word that the narrator uses to describe his attitude toward Fanshawe that is more accurate than envy?

4. Why is the narrator uncomfortable staying in the Dedmon's country house?

5. What does Fanshawe have with him behind the locked door?

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