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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the end of Chapter 8, what does "El" mean in ancient Hebrew?

3. What do Auster and the narrator find in the Stillman's apartment?

4. After Quinn figures out the message, how many days does he estimate are left before Stillman makes a move to harm Peter?

5. In Chapter 10, how does Quinn contact Auster?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Stillman invent the persona of Henry Dark? What significance does this name have?

2. After losing track of Stillman, who does Quinn seek out for advice on the Stillman case? Why does he think this person will be able to help him?

3. Why is Virginia Stillman scared when Quinn calls her at the end of Chapter 9? What makes her think that Stillman may have contacted Peter?

4. In the telephone calls in Chapter 1, with whom is Quinn confused? What is the nature of this person's work?

5. What is Stillman's theory about having children? What is the correlation between having children and knowledge?

6. What is revealed about Quinn's family in Chapter 1 of City of Glass? Where is his family now?

7. What is unusual about the relationship between Peter Stillman and his wife Virginia? What does Virginia do to make their relationship work?

8. While Quinn is living in the alleyway in Chapter 12, what is his sleep schedule like? How is he able to measure the amount of time he has been sleeping?

9. In Chapter 12, why does Quinn finally decide to leave the alleyway? Who is the first person he contacts and what information does this person provide?

10. What does Quinn believe is the key to effective detective work? Does his theory prove to be correct? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Doubles are an important element in City of Glass, Ghosts, and The Locked Room. Give an example of the use of doubles in each of these stories. What is the function of the double? What does the use of the double communicate about reality and certainty?

Essay Topic 2

Give two literary allusions that are found in the story, Ghosts. How do these stories parallel Blue's narrative?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of violence in The New York Trilogy? Is violence a significant theme in all three stories? Why or why not? Give specific examples from the text.

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