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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section VIII (pages 211-240).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what do Richard's attempts at conversation lead him?
(a) Depressing thoughts about old age.
(b) Disturbing thoughts about the state of the world.
(c) Alarming thoughts about the ignorance of college students.
(d) Soothing thoughts about getting wiser over time.

2. What did C's letters to Richard contain?
(a) Recipes from home.
(b) Details about her affairs.
(c) Insights into his books.
(d) Stories from her mother.

3. What did Richard and C. decide when she went back to the Netherlands?
(a) They would try some time apart, and reassess their relationship after a year.
(b) They would probably never see each other again.
(c) He would move with her.
(d) He would follow after her.

4. Where was Richard before he moved back to the U.S.?
(a) The Netherlands.
(b) China.
(c) Russia.
(d) England.

5. What is Richard doing at the beginning of section IV?
(a) Thinking about C.
(b) Talking with Diana Hartrick.
(c) Revising his novel.
(d) Working on implementation B.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard say about the machine Philip Lentz built?

2. What draws Richard to Philip Lentz's office?

3. What does Harold Plover say his daughter wanted instead of nouns?

4. What is it that bothers Richard about Philip Lentz's deception?

5. What does Richard begin to understand about C. when they live in the Netherlands together?

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