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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. Why does Peter not like to go outside?
(a) Because he is afraid of being murdered.
(b) Because he hates the outdoors.
(c) Because Virginia tells him not to.
(d) Because his behavior is unpredictable.

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

3. What color are Peter's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Hazel.

4. What is unusual about Peter?
(a) He has the disposition and skill set of a child.
(b) He is rich but acts as if he is poor.
(c) He is extremely intellegent but lacks common sense.
(d) He is a talented musician who plays with his feet.

5. Who does the mystery caller ask for the first time they call Quinn?
(a) William Wilson.
(b) Paul Auster.
(c) Peter Stillman.
(d) Virginia Stillman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Quinn first think of when he reflects upon Peter Stillman's mental and physical situation?

3. Who does Quinn regularly talk to about sports?

4. Who is Quinn?

5. What is the name of the old hotel Stillman lives at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Daniel's yoyo important in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

5. How is Quinn able to feed himself during the time he lives as a bum?

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

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

8. What happens in the time that passes between Chapters 11 and 12?

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

10. How does Quinn react to seeing two nearly identical elder Stillmans while at the train station?

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