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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Babylon in Brooklyn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What convinces Cy that the first part of his life is ended?
(a) When his mother dies.
(b) When Aurora Borealis, the "northern bloodlights," appear over the town.
(c) When Cy falls in love.
(d) When Jonty drowns in the tide.

2. Who slices the rope?
(a) A woman with a machete.
(b) A policeman.
(c) His friends.
(d) An angry looking man.

3. From what does Cy avert his eyes?
(a) From the ice cream peddler down the street.
(b) From the neighbor's wife who is always naked.
(c) From his father's ash urn.
(d) From sick people coughing into basins.

4. How does Cy respond to what he sees in the basin?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Fear.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Excitement.

5. What can Riley not bear to inscribe on Cy?
(a) The name of Cy's lover.
(b) Reeda's name.
(c) The word death.
(d) Any religious symbols.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Riley say that Cy needs to comfort customers?

2. About what is Riley a stickler?

3. What does Cy not really understand?

4. What are Riley's rules of courtship?

5. Who comes to help Cy's mother die?

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