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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Henry Dark predict the Tower of Babel would return?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1960.
(d) 2041.

2. Which street does Quinn live on?
(a) 20th street.
(b) 98th street.
(c) 107th street.
(d) 112th street.

3. Why does Quinn experience a moment of panic while following Stillman home?
(a) Quinn panics because the elder Stillman spots him.
(b) Quinn panics because he suspects Stillman of going toward his home.
(c) Quinn panics because he realizes he loves Virginia.
(d) Quinn panics because he realizes he followed the wrong Stillman.

4. What sort of abode do Virginia and Peter live in?
(a) A house.
(b) A condo.
(c) A duplex.
(d) An apartment.

5. Where does Quinn live?
(a) Boston.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York City.
(d) Chicago.

6. Why does Quinn become irritated with the young woman reading at the station?
(a) He becomes irritated because she steps on his foot.
(b) He beomes irritated because of her strong perfume.
(c) He becomes irritated because she does not like his book.
(d) He becomes irritated because she ignores him.

7. Where does Quinn go to eat at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Breakdown Buffet.
(b) Heights Luncheonette.
(c) 102nd Deli.
(d) Broadway Bakery.

8. How many days and nights were inhabitants of the new Tower of Babel to be locked up?
(a) Fourty days and nights.
(b) One hundred days and nights.
(c) Ten days and nights.
(d) Twenty days and nights.

9. Why is Quinn surprised by Stillman while at the train station?
(a) Quinn is surprised because the elder Stillman never leaves the train.
(b) Quinn is surprised because he sees two men who look like Stillman.
(c) Quinn is surprised because the elder Stillman looks just like his son.
(d) Quinn is surprised because the elder Stillman is unrecognizable.

10. What is Quinn's favorite genre of fiction?
(a) Horror.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Fantasy.
(d) Romance.

11. How many different groups of people were said to have worked on the Tower of Babel?
(a) Six.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Fourty.
(d) Three.

12. How did Henry Dark die?
(a) He died of dehydration.
(b) He died in an earthquake.
(c) He died of the flu.
(d) He died in a fire.

13. How old is Quinn?
(a) 19.
(b) 42.
(c) 67.
(d) 35.

14. Who is William Wilson?
(a) Virginia's father.
(b) Peter's uncle.
(c) Quinn's alter ego.
(d) Quinn's brother.

15. What activity does Quinn like to do on a daily basis?
(a) Walking.
(b) Running.
(c) Skateboarding.
(d) Swimming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first name of Peter's father?

2. What is the first thing Quinn writes in his notebook?

3. What is Peter Stillman's demeanor when Quinn first meets him?

4. What was the title of the pamphlet Henry Dark published before his death?

5. How long has Quinn been keeping William Wilson's identity a secret?

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