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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. What is Virginia Stillman's profession?
(a) Chemist.
(b) English teacher.
(c) Speech therapist.
(d) Doctor.

2. How old is Peter Stillman?
(a) In his fourties.
(b) In his teens.
(c) In his thirties.
(d) In his twenties.

3. Does Virginia love her husband?
(a) Only sometimes.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Virginia is not married.

4. What is the name of the old hotel Stillman lives at?
(a) Hotel Serenity.
(b) Hotel Harmony.
(c) Hotel Tranquility.
(d) Hotel Peace.

5. When is the only time Quinn uses his typewriter?
(a) Quinn does not own a typewriter.
(b) He only uses his typewriter when editing his work.
(c) He only uses a typewriter when writing a final draft of his work.
(d) He only uses a typewriter when writing a first draft of his work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Peter finally freed from his confinement?

2. Who is Michael?

3. What does Quinn feel when he looks at the photograph of the elder Stillman?

4. What does Quinn do while he waits to meet Peter Stillman the first time?

5. How old is Quinn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Virginia kiss Quinn at the end of Chapter 3?

2. Why is Peter Stillman's mother not present in City of Glass?

3. What are some of Paul Auster's features?

4. What is special about the pen Quinn buys from the deaf mute man?

5. Who was John Milton?

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

7. Why does Quinn admire Max Work?

8. What activities does Peter Stillman enjoy on a daily basis?

9. Why is Stillman amused by Quinn's name?

10. What happens when Quinn calls Virginia and her number rings busy?

(see the answer keys)

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