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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What writer did Stein refer to as "the greatest of the Victorians?"
(a) Henry James
(b) Anthony Trollope
(c) Thomas Hardy
(d) Samuel Beckett

2. What trait did Stein profess to have?
(a) fortitude
(b) cowardice
(c) ambition
(d) inertia

3. What was the name of Stein's1,000-page book?
(a) Catcher in the Rye
(b) The Making of Americans
(c) A Room of One's Own
(d) Three Lives

4. At what age did Gertrude attempt to write a Shakespearean drama?
(a) 8
(b) 13
(c) 17
(d) 12

5. The German ship, Fangturm, sold what items to the Mediterranean ports?
(a) coffee and tea
(b) guns and ammo
(c) socks and shoes
(d) pins and needles

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did the couple have difficulties getting their passports approved?

2. Which house guest was objected to by Helene?

3. What was John Lane's favorite food in Provence?

4. To whom did Stein give her first novel for review?

5. What was the name of the Stein's housekeeper?

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