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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the two men resembling the photograph of Stillman distinguishable?
(a) One of them has brown hair.
(b) They are of different heights.
(c) They are dressed differently.
(d) One of them has fewer wrinkles.

2. Who is the author of The New Babel?
(a) Peter Stillman.
(b) Daniel Quinn.
(c) John Milton.
(d) Henry Dark.

3. What does Quinn do to alleviate his boredom while following Stillman?
(a) He records meticulous details about Stillman in the red notebook.
(b) He sings to himself.
(c) He draws pictures of horses in the red notebook.
(d) He writes love letters to Virginia Stillman in the red notebook.

4. Where does Stillman eat his dinner on most days?
(a) At a friend's home.
(b) At the Apollo Coffee Shop.
(c) At his hotel.
(d) At an Italian restaurant.

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

6. According to Stillman's book, how many years elapsed between the Flood and the Tower of Babel?
(a) 560 years.
(b) 170 years.
(c) 220 years.
(d) 340 years.

7. Where does Quinn go to read Stillman's book?
(a) The bookstore.
(b) The Columbia Library.
(c) The Stillman's apartment.
(d) Central Park.

8. In their first conversation in Chapter 9, what does Stillman tell Quinn his project is?
(a) Drawing maps of the city.
(b) Inventing a new language.
(c) Collecting street trash.
(d) Building the Tower of Babel.

9. In Chapter 10, how does Quinn contact Auster?
(a) He writes him a letter.
(b) He visits his apartment.
(c) He sends him a telegram.
(d) He calls him on the telephone.

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

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

12. To which two continental philosophers does the narrator credit the concept of the "noble savage"?
(a) Hume and Kant.
(b) Milton and Dark.
(c) Nietzsche and Heidigger.
(d) Locke and Rousseau.

13. Whom is Auster expecting when he opens the door to Quinn?
(a) The landlord.
(b) His wife.
(c) His daughter.
(d) The repairman.

14. On what condition does Quinn agree to continue following Stillman after thirteen days of repetitive action, per his telephone consultation with Virginia Stillman?
(a) On the condition that Virginia Stillman kisses him again.
(b) On the condition that he be able to talk to Stillman.
(c) On the condition that he is given a company car.
(d) On the condition that he is given a raise in pay.

15. What does Auster plan to do with Virginia Stillman's check?
(a) Cash it for Quinn and give him the money,
(b) Accept the money and buy toys for his son.
(c) Destroy the check.
(d) Cash the check and split the money with Quinn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quinn like to do most in his free time?

2. According to Stillman, how is man like an egg?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Quinn spend many hours doing each day while he is living in the alleyway?

4. How does Quinn find out that Stillman has committed suicide?

5. While living in the alleyway in Chapter 12, at what time does Quinn do his grocery shopping each morning?

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