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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time passes between the end of Chapter 11 and the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Years and possibly decades.
(b) Weeks and possibly months.
(c) Hours and possibly days.
(d) Days and possibly weeks.

2. Why does Quinn stop at the bank in Chapter 11?
(a) Quinn stops at the bank to rob it.
(b) Quinn stops at the bank to deposit his check.
(c) Quinn stops at the bank to check his balance.
(d) Quinn stops at the bank to open a new checking account.

3. What does Quinn do with the money in his bank account?
(a) He withdraws most of it.
(b) He gives it to Peter Stillman.
(c) He burns it.
(d) He gives it away.

4. Which two activities is Quinn forced to give up while living on the streets?
(a) Sleeping and shaving.
(b) Eating and bathing.
(c) Shaving and bathing.
(d) Sleeping and eating.

5. What great truth is Stillman attempting to discover through his research in Chapter 9?
(a) A new language.
(b) A new God.
(c) A new race.
(d) A new home.

6. Which of the following are objects does Stillman collect off the street?
(a) Photographs, old pieces of printed paper, and machinery parts.
(b) Doll heads, shoe laces, and old bow ties.
(c) Rags, pebbles, and old school uniforms.
(d) Black gloves, tin cans, and empty juice bottles.

7. Why does Stillman refuse to talk to Quinn when they first meet?
(a) Because he does not socialize with writers.
(b) Because he dislikes the way Quinn looks.
(c) Because he declares Quinn a stranger.
(d) Because he knows Quinn has been following him.

8. Who does Quinn pretend to be when he meets Stillman a second time?
(a) John Milton.
(b) Henry Dark.
(c) Moby Dick.
(d) Jesus.

9. Where does Stillman store the treasures he finds while out walking the streets?
(a) He stores them in his hotel room.
(b) He stores them in a hidden trash can.
(c) He stores them in a shed.
(d) He stores them in his house.

10. Which month is it when Quinn runs out of money while living on the streets?
(a) August.
(b) December.
(c) March,
(d) May.

11. What happens to Quinn and his mind at the start of Chapter 12?
(a) His mind becomes sharper and more intelligent.
(b) His mind begins to revert backward to his childhood.
(c) His mind begins to lose grip on reality.
(d) His mind develops special powers.

12. How old is Paul Auster's son?
(a) Between the ages of five and six.
(b) Between the ages of ten and eleven.
(c) Between the ages of fourteen and fifteen.
(d) Between the ages of two and three.

13. Why is Quinn unable to collect his money from Paul Auster?
(a) Quinn is unable to collect the money because Paul Auster lost it.
(b) Quinn is unable to collect his money because the check was forged.
(c) Quinn is unable to collect his money because the check bounced.
(d) Quinn is unable to collect his money because Paul Auster spent it.

14. Why is Quinn baffled by the routes Stillman takes while out walking each morning?
(a) He is baffled because Stillman leaves bread crumbs in his wake while walking.
(b) He is baffled because Stillman walks the routes from side to side.
(c) He is baffled because the routes appear erratic in pattern but in fact are not.
(d) He is baffled because the routes go in circles.

15. Where does Quinn go at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Times Square.
(b) Hotel Harmony.
(c) Peter Stillman's apartment.
(d) Riverside Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stillman die?

2. How much money is in Quinn's bank account?

3. Which floor is Paul Auster's apartment on?

4. Why is Quinn surprised when he meets Stillman for the third time?

5. Why does Paul Auster refuse the check addressed to him?

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