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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the mystery caller ask for the first time they call Quinn?
(a) Paul Auster.
(b) Virginia Stillman.
(c) Peter Stillman.
(d) William Wilson.

2. What was the title of the pamphlet Henry Dark published before his death?
(a) The New Babel.
(b) The Great Tower.
(c) People of God.
(d) Adam and Eve Forever.

3. Why was Peter finally freed from his confinement?
(a) Peter was freed because the elder Stillman felt guilty.
(b) Peter was freed because a fire broke out in the Stillman apartment.
(c) Peter was freed because he grew into adulthood.
(d) Peter was freed because his father died.

4. Why is the topic of children painful for Quinn?
(a) Thinking about children reminds him of his dead son.
(b) Thinking about children reminds him of how he was unable to have any of his own.
(c) Thinking about children reminds him too much of his bad childhood.
(d) Thinking about children bores him.

5. Who does Quinn first think of when he reflects upon Peter Stillman's mental and physical situation?
(a) Aveyron.
(b) Peter of Hanover.
(c) Herodotus.
(d) Montaigne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Quinn enjoy keeping his writing desk organized?

2. Does Virginia love her husband?

3. What happened to Peter's mother?

4. Which of the following books did John Milton write?

5. What is Virginia Stillman's profession?

(see the answer key)

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