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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair does Peter Stillman have?

2. Why does Peter not trust Virginia?

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

4. Which emotion does Quinn most strongly experience when he first sees Stillman's train?

5. Does Quinn enjoy assuming the identity of Paul Auster?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is May 19th a significant date for Quinn?

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

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

6. Why does Quinn throw his clothes down the air shaft at the Stillman apartment?

7. List three reasons that Quinn frequently eats at Heights Luncheonette.

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

9. How did Virginia and Peter Stillman first meet?

10. Why is the subject of mistreated children difficult for Quinn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Quinn and Stillman are alike on many levels. Both men are highly intelligent, but they suffer from the same thing: obsession. Write an essay that analyzes the similarities between Quinn and Stillman when it comes to obsession. What is each man obsessed with? How does obsession ruin their lives? How does each man handle obsession throughout the story?

Essay Topic 2

Religion is an element of City of Glass. Write an essay that explores the concept of religion within the context of the plot. Which characters are the most religious? Which are the least? Why is religion important to the story? What role does it play in the development of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Loss is a recurring theme in City of Glass. Quinn's wife and child died prior to the first chapter of the story. Write an essay that explores the idea of loss within the context of the plot. Why does the reader never find out how or when Quinn's family died? How do their deaths impact Quinn throughout the story? What are some of the reminders he comes across everyday that make him think of his family?

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