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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, Through p. 106.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is President of the United States when Charlie and his then-wife, Denise, are invited to the White House?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Kennedy.

2. Where does Humboldt refuse to go and lecture in 1952?
(a) Yale University in Connecticut.
(b) Free University in Berlin.
(c) Moscow State University in Russia.
(d) Oxford University in England..

3. Where does Cantabile tell Charlie to meet him with the money?
(a) The Russian Bath.
(b) The Carnegie Deli.
(c) The Downtown Club.
(d) The Belasco.

4. What does Humboldt say about Citrine winning the Pulitzer Prize for his book?
(a) "It's a great honor."
(b) "He is my friend."
(c) "If anyone deserves it, he does."
(d) "The Pulitzer is for the birds."

5. Where is Charlie's family originally from?
(a) London.
(b) Poland.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Hildenfisch at the racquet ball club?

2. Who is the poker game at George's house organized around?

3. What kind of flower does Charlie see Rinaldo as?

4. How much money does Charlie lose at the poker game, including what he loses to Rinaldo?

5. For how many years are Humboldt and Citrine estranged?

(see the answer key)

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