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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carl say makes him want to go to Arizona?
(a) It is a place where there is lots of space.
(b) It is a good place for his allergies.
(c) It is a place where he can find quiet to write.
(d) It is a place where they look you square in the eye.

2. How does Henry picture Serge's lazy slut of a wife?
(a) As an emaciated American woman with no ambition.
(b) As an intelligent, hard working American woman.
(c) As a fat American lying on the sofa eating bon bons.
(d) As a would-be writer with no talent.

3. How does Moldorf view Sylvester?
(a) As a great artist
(b) As an inept writer
(c) As a god
(d) As a pitiful human being

4. To torment Carl, what gossip does Marlowe whisper in his ear?
(a) The police are looking for you.
(b) You're going to lose your job.
(c) Your apartment building is about to be condemned.
(d) Your favorite girl has the clap.

5. What is ironic about Henry's getting money from Peckover?
(a) Peckover cannot remember where he met Henry.
(b) Peckover is Sylvester's cousin.
(c) He and Henry have a long standing feud.
(d) He is almost as impoverished as Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Henry get from Peckover?

2. What is Henry's metaphor for his artistic suffering?

3. What deformity does Henry have in his fantasy at the cinema?

4. What makes Henry feel ill when he opens the door of the commune?

5. How does Germaine look to Henry in the clear light of day?

(see the answer key)

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