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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, Through p. 169.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Humboldt sneak into Dr. Longstaff's private elevator and have a meeting with him?
(a) To ask the Belisha Foundation to endow a chair for him.
(b) He wants to discuss the great poets and impress Longstaff.
(c) To have Ricketts fired so he can have a chair at Princeton.
(d) To get on his good side.

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

3. Who hires the psychiatrist, specializing in sex, for Charlie to talk with?
(a) Humboldt.
(b) Demmie.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Denise.

4. What is the subject of the master essay that Charlie has been writing for years?
(a) Travel.
(b) Romance.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Criminalism.

5. Why does Cantabile take Charlie to the Playboy Club?
(a) To finally collect his money.
(b) To meet Mike Schneiderman.
(c) To have a few drinks together.
(d) He needs to relax in the sauna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college does Charlie Citrine attend?

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

3. Who gave Charlie an embroidered needlepoint cushion when he and Renata had a falling out?

4. Which Presidential election outcome was a personal disaster to Humboldt?

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

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