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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 Charlie tell Waldemar could be in the envelope Humboldt left for him?
(a) Something that might be publishable.
(b) Probably nothing valuable.
(c) Papers worth a fortune.
(d) Photographs.

2. Charlie ruminates over Humboldt's obituary which appears in which newspaper?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The Chicago Sun Times.
(d) The Los Angeles Times.

3. What college did Humboldt have a connection with to get Cintrine a job?
(a) Yale.
(b) New York University.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

4. How do Renata and Charlie first meet?
(a) They are on jury duty together.
(b) They meet on-line.
(c) They are on a blind date.
(d) They meet in re-hab.

5. For how many years are Humboldt and Citrine estranged?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Charlie's friend, Menasha, always want to be?

2. Who informs Charlie that the IRS will not leave Charlie alone?

3. What does Naomi ask Charlie to do in order for her to judge if he would make more sense to her now that she is older?

4. What produces autonomous beings that appear animated, giddy, and free but in the final analysis are boring and of little relevance?

5. What is Humboldt's gift?

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