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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Quinn become irritated with the young woman reading at the station?
(a) He becomes irritated because she ignores him.
(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 steps on his foot.

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

3. Who is Quinn?
(a) The brother of the protagonist in City of Glass.
(b) The protagonist of City of Glass.
(c) The brother of the antagonist in City of Glass.
(d) The antagonist of City of Glass.

4. Where is Quinn when he first writes in his notebook?
(a) His condo.
(b) His car.
(c) His house.
(d) His apartment.

5. Who is Michael?
(a) The man who referred Virgnia to Paul Auster.
(b) The neighbor Virginia had an affair with.
(c) The man who robbed Peter of his inheritance.
(d) The neighbor Peter Stillman does not trust.

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

7. What is Peter's profession?
(a) Poet.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Painter.

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

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

10. Where was Henry Dark born?
(a) London.
(b) Bejing.
(c) Spain.
(d) Tokyo.

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

12. What is Virginia wearing the first time she and Quinn meet?
(a) A catsuit.
(b) A black dress.
(c) A lace camisole.
(d) Nothing.

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

14. What does the mystery caller ask of Quinn at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) He asks for an autograph.
(b) He asks for money.
(c) He asks for directions.
(d) He asks for protection.

15. Why does Virginia fear for her husband?
(a) She is afraid his father will disown him.
(b) She is afraid his father will kill him.
(c) She is afraid he will fall very ill.
(d) She is afraid his mother will haunt him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the only time Quinn uses his typewriter?

2. Why is the topic of children painful for Quinn?

3. Which two physical traits did Peter's mother possess as a young woman?

4. Which writing instrument does Quinn use the first time he writes in his notebook?

5. Does the elder Stillman ever realize he is being followed home from the train station?

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