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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which emotion does Quinn most strongly experience when he first sees Stillman's train?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Anger.
(d) Dread.

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

4. At what time in the morning does Quinn agree to meet the mystery caller?
(a) Nine o'clock.
(b) Five o'clock.
(c) Ten o'clock.
(d) Three o'clock.

5. About how old is the young woman Quinn sits next to while at the train station?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fourty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Virginia fear for her husband?

2. How many years did Henry Dark work for John Milton?

3. What does the mystery caller's voice sound like to Quinn?

4. What year was Henry Dark born?

5. What is Quinn's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Quinn contemplate fleeing the country?

2. For what reasons does Quinn enjoy the mystery genre?

3. What is Quinn's reaction to losing track of Stillman at the end of Chapter 10?

4. Why does Peter wish to be "real" and not a puppet boy?

5. Why does Quinn choose to leave the library without recording any information in his notebook?

6. What is the narrator's opinion of Quinn's fate at the end of City of Glass?

7. Why does Quinn pretend to be Henry Dark when he meets Stillman the second time?

8. Why does Quinn publish his books under the name William Wilson?

9. Why is Quinn well informed on the topic of wild children and isolation?

10. Why does Quinn choose a red notebook to buy while at Heights Luncheonette?

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