The People of Paper Quiz

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Given what has transpired earlier, particularly between Saturn / Plascencia and Smiley, what do you think is the reason why Saturn’s columns in the early part of this section (Part 3, Chapter 15) are blank? (from Part 3, “The Sky is Falling”, Chapter 15)

Saturn / Plascencia had earlier said he was abandoning the novel: the blank columns suggest that he has.

Saturn / Plascencia had earlier said he was sick of the characters: the blank columns suggest that he has left them to their own devices.

Smiley had made Saturn / Plascencia promise to not influence the lives of the characters any more: the blank columns suggest that he has.

Smiley had convinced Saturn / Plascencia to focus on another piece of writing: the blank columns suggest that he has.

Which characters are unaffected by lead poisoning? (from Part 3, Chapter 20, Section 1)

Apolonio and Little Merced.

Smiley and Apolonio.

Little Merced and Sandra.

Sandra and Smiley.

Which character destroys a person of paper after a sexual encounter in a bathtub? (from Part 3, Chapter 27, Section 2)

The Cardinal.

Ida.

Saturn.

The Mechanic.

The narrative refers to Saturn (Plascencia) referring to a female character as "she whose name he now refused to say." Which character, referred to earlier in the narrative, is the mostly candidate to be this "she"? (from Part 3, Chapter 20, Section 2)

Cameroon, Saturn / Plascencia's ex-girlfriend.

Liz, Saturn / Plascencia's ex-girlfriend.

Julieta, Saturn / Plascencia's ex-protagonist.

Little Merced, Saturn / Plascencia's ex-protagonist.

At the end of Part 2, Chapter 10 and 11, what detail in the story of Jonathan Mead suggests that Cameroon is the daughter he is searching for? (from Part 2, Chapters 10 and 11)

The reference to his daughter, like Cameroon, visiting the ninth wonder of the world.

The reference to his daughter, like Cameroon, being invited to stay at a honeymoon resort.

The reference to his daughter, like Cameroon, being with a man whose daughter is addicted to limes.

The reference to his daughter, like Cameroon, being with a man who has two identities.