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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Henry brush against Walter Pach?
(a) In the Tuileries
(b) In the American Express office
(c) In the Dome
(d) In the cinema

2. How long has Henry's wife, Mona, been gone from Paris?
(a) Several days
(b) A month
(c) Three years
(d) A year

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

4. Who comprises the communal life with Henry?
(a) Some crazy Russians, a Dutchman, and a Bulgarian woman nemed Olge
(b) Some dwarfs from the Cirque Medrano
(c) A dormitory of university students
(d) Several young expatriate American students

5. What is Henry's problem as the novel opens?
(a) He needs a desk or table to write on.
(b) He is seriously ill.
(c) He is about to be evicted.
(d) He lost his wallet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Boris not introduce Henry to the American woman who comes to see the apartment?

3. On what are Henry and Boris talking about collaborating?

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

5. Normally a slob, how does Nanantatee change after Henry moves in?

(see the answer key)

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