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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ghosts, pgs. 211-232.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjectives does Black use to describe his mask?
(a) Familiar and comforting.
(b) Ugly and unflattering.
(c) Funny and colorful.
(d) Grotesque and frightening.

2. During their third and final meeting in Chapter 9, what name does Quinn give to Stillman?
(a) Max Work.
(b) Henry Dark.
(c) William Wilson.
(d) Peter Stillman.

3. Where does Blue go to watch Jackie Robinson play baseball?
(a) Madison Square Garden.
(b) Ebbets Field.
(c) Wrigley Field.
(d) Shea Stadium.

4. What is the name of the bartender with whom Blue has occasional conversations when he slips out to a bar?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Violet.
(d) Brown.

5. What is the weather like on the day that Stillman does not appear as usual?
(a) It is snowing.
(b) It is raining.
(c) It is sunny.
(d) It is windy.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which two continental philosophers does the narrator credit the concept of the "noble savage"?

2. What does Quinn purchase before leaving the luncheonette?

3. What is the name of the science of reading bumps on the skull that Whitman believed in?

4. What book is the girl reading with whom Quinn converses in the waiting room?

5. What instrument does Quinn use for the first drafts of all of his writing?

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