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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. Where did Virginia meet Peter?
(a) At Peter's school.
(b) At the hospital.
(c) At the spa.
(d) At the bar.

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

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

4. What year did Henry Dark die?
(a) 1550.
(b) 1691.
(c) 1777.
(d) 1310.

5. Who is William Wilson?
(a) Quinn's brother.
(b) Virginia's father.
(c) Peter's uncle.
(d) Quinn's alter ego.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Peter Stillman's demeanor when Quinn first meets him?

2. About what time does Quinn leave the train station in Chapter 6?

3. Who does Quinn buy a pen from in Chapter 6?

4. Who does Quinn regularly talk to about sports?

5. What is the first thing Quinn writes of in his notebook?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Hotel Harmony an important location in City of Glass?

2. What does the elder Stillman look like when he emerges from his hotel room for the first time in Chapter 8?

3. What are Quinn's opinions and feelings when it comes to Virginia Stillman by the end of Chapter 5?

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

5. Why does Quinn withdraw most of the money from his bank account?

6. Why does Quinn go into Virginia and Peter Stillman's apartment in Chapter 13?

7. Why does Quinn feel emotional pain when he sees the picture of New England at the train station?

8. Why is the year 1960 important in City of Glass?

9. How does Paul Auster treat Quinn when they first meet?

10. Why does the perspective change to first person at the end of City of Glass?

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