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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15, Through p. 401.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julius do with the food he buys for Hortense?
(a) He leaves it locked up in the Cadillac.
(b) He forgets to bring it home.
(c) He eats it.
(d) He give it to the Cubans.

2. Who does Charlie get a call from while lunching in The Oak Room with Renata?
(a) Cantabile.
(b) Thaxter.
(c) Julius.
(d) Szathmar.

3. Who is the main character in Humboldt's "Treatment?"
(a) Corcoran.
(b) Mastroianni.
(c) Laverne.
(d) Monroe.

4. Who does Charlie pay a visit to?
(a) Pierre Taxter.
(b) Rinaldo Cantabile.
(c) Denise Citrine.
(d) Naomi Lutz.

5. What is Kafka's description of Steiner?
(a) A man for all seasons.
(b) His superior in philosophical ideas.
(c) A phony.
(d) An artist stuck in the insurance business.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Humboldt say his mother used to send him to Chicago?

2. What is Canatbile's wife doing her doctoral thesis on?

3. What is Humboldt's gift?

4. Why does Charlie think Cantabile hopes to see George at the Baths?

5. Who is Desperate Ambrose?

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