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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Henry make a little extra money while he is at Fillmore's place?
(a) He sells some of the pornographic pictures he posed for.
(b) He does more nude modeling for Swift.
(c) He pawns things Fillmore would probably not miss.
(d) Occasionally Carl comes by with a writing assignment he does not want to do himself.

2. Why is Henry writing letters to Irene?
(a) She is the rich woman they are trying to secure for Carl.
(b) She has a room for rent in her house.
(c) She answers her letter with money enclosed.
(d) She is a great literary agent.

3. How does Henry sum up his idea of le bel aujourd'hui?
(a) No sorrows, no regrets, no past, no future
(b) Sunshine and lilacs all year long
(c) No memories, no suffering, no interruptions
(d) Sitting down to a good meal daily

4. Why is Fillmore so taken with Macha?
(a) He believes she will make him a duke.
(b) He thinks she may know a princess for Henry.
(c) He expects her to fall in love with him.
(d) He is impressed with her title.

5. What happens in the place where Macha is known and has her hand kissed repeatedly?
(a) Macha refuses to leave with Fillmore.
(b) Macha goes to make a phone call and never returns.
(c) Macha confesses that she is not a real princess.
(d) Macha gets drunk and agrees to go to bed with Fillmore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carl say makes him want to go to Arizona?

2. Why does Van Norden insist that his teeth are all rotten?

3. What is Van Norden's objection to French girls?

4. What has Van Norden lost at the Bal Negre?

5. What is Henry thinking about as he walks along the Champs-Elysee?

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