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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Virginia Stillman's profession?
(a) English teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Chemist.
(d) Speech therapist.

2. What is Peter Stillman's demeanor when Quinn first meets him?
(a) Strong.
(b) Confident.
(c) Immature.
(d) Timid.

3. About how many years after the flood was the Tower of Babel built?
(a) 52 years.
(b) 200 years.
(c) 340 years.
(d) 550 years.

4. How long did Virgina and Peter know each other before they married?
(a) Four years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Six years.

5. Does Quinn find himself attracted to Virginia when they first meet?
(a) Yes, he is interested in her.
(b) He is neutral toward her.
(c) No, he is repulsed by her.
(d) He is unusure of her.

6. Which of the following books did John Milton write?
(a) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(b) Paradise Lost.
(c) Genesis.
(d) Moby Dick.

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

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

9. Which book does Quinn read first in Chapter 6?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Garden and the Tower: Early Visions of the New World.
(c) A Tale of Sin: The Story of Adam and Eve
(d) Moses and his Followers.

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

11. Does Quinn enjoy assuming the identity of Paul Auster?
(a) Quinn never assumes any identities other than his own.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) He is unsure.

12. Which two subjects did Peter's father study in college?
(a) Theology and history.
(b) Religion and philosophy.
(c) English and theology.
(d) Chemistry and religion.

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

14. According to the Haggadah, who was designated the architect of the Tower of Babel?
(a) Moses.
(b) Isis.
(c) Eve.
(d) Nimrod.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Quinn describe the way Peter moves when they first meet?

2. Who does the mystery caller ask for the first time they call Quinn?

3. What does Quinn feel when he looks at the photograph of the elder Stillman?

4. Why was Peter finally freed from his confinement?

5. How did Henry Dark die?

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