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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does Henry say Carl and Boris are sufferers?
(a) They are hungry and tired.
(b) They lack self-confidence.
(c) They are mad and tone deaf.
(d) They are bewitched by words.

2. What is Henry thinking about as he walks along the Champs-Elysee?
(a) His superb health
(b) His good friends
(c) His new book
(d) His empty stomach

3. What is Henry's perception of Mr. Wren, the American artist and writer?
(a) He is someone Henry wants to know better.
(b) He makes no sense when he talks.
(c) He is a better writer than Henry.
(d) He has everything because he has a rich wife.

4. When Henry is writing about Claude, of whom is he really thinking?
(a) Mona
(b) Tania
(c) Fanny
(d) Germaine

5. What is Henry's description of Marlowe?
(a) A broomstick wearing clothes
(b) Nothing but a skull perforated by two deep sockets
(c) The living epitome of Ickabod Crane
(d) A scarecrow in a cornfield

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Henry's paranoia at Sylvester's house?

2. How does Henry describe Elsa's piano playing?

3. Why does Henry say that no one ever dies in Paris?

4. Why is Boris intimidated by his wife?

5. What woman is Henry obsessed with?

(see the answer key)

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