Tropic of Cancer Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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Tropic of Cancer Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In spite of Marlowe's assurances, what do Carl and Henry know he will not do?
(a) Bring them souvenirs from America
(b) Pay them when he returns
(c) Write them them every day
(d) Recommend them for jobs

4. What does the young Hindu do that upsets the madame?
(a) He refuses to pay.
(b) He uses the bidet for a toilet.
(c) He smokes foul smelling Indian cigars.
(d) He beats up a girl.

5. What is Henry's metaphor for his artistic suffering?
(a) Digging graves
(b) Being enslaved
(c) Walking on hot coals
(d) Lying down with lions

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Henry always looking for a free meal?

3. Who does Henry believe is undermining him during the last days in Villa Borghese?

4. What does Henry think about when he listens to Debussy?

5. In spite of his hunger, where does Henry hang out in the evenings?

(see the answer key)

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