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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Peter not like to go outside?
(a) Because Virginia tells him not to.
(b) Because he is afraid of being murdered.
(c) Because he hates the outdoors.
(d) Because his behavior is unpredictable.

2. What does the mystery caller's voice sound like to Quinn?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Sensual.
(c) Mechanical.
(d) Bored.

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

4. Who does Quinn live with?
(a) His wife and son.
(b) His mother and brother.
(c) His sister and father.
(d) No one. He lives alone.

5. How old was Peter when his mother died?
(a) 10.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

6. Why does Quinn agree to help the mystery caller?
(a) He is sad.
(b) He is in need of money.
(c) He is curious.
(d) He is bored.

7. What is special about the white flag attached to the pen Quinn buys?
(a) The flag has a chart of the manual alphabet on it.
(b) The flag is blank.
(c) The flag has words written in runes on it.
(d) The flag is striped with colors of the rainbow.

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

9. Who does Quinn regularly talk to about sports?
(a) The bee keeper.
(b) The dentist.
(c) The maid.
(d) The counterman.

10. Which library does Quinn visit at the beginning of chapter 6?
(a) The Brown library.
(b) The Harvard library.
(c) The Yale library.
(d) The Columbia library.

11. Which train station does Quinn first see Stillman at?
(a) Hudson.
(b) Grand Central.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Jamestown.

12. Where did Peter's father work after graduating college?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) Brown University.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) Harvard University.

13. What was the name of Henry Dark's wife?
(a) Jane Langston.
(b) Lois Fitz.
(c) Lucy Fitts.
(d) Jill Smith.

14. What time of day does Virginia ask Quinn to report back to her with his observations?
(a) Noon.
(b) Late evening.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Early morning.

15. What happened to Peter's mother?
(a) She died in a car accident.
(b) She died of old age.
(c) She died of cancer.
(d) She died in her sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Stillman arrive at the train station in Chapter 7?

2. What year was Henry Dark born?

3. How does Quinn dress when he goes to meet the mystery caller for the first time?

4. Why was Peter finally freed from his confinement?

5. What is unusual about Peter?

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