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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, Through p. 228.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Renata think of Cantabile's suggestion that he rub out Denise for Charlie?
(a) It's not a bad idea.
(b) It's horrifying.
(c) Charlie might be rubbed out next.
(d) She should call the police.

2. What does Humboldt tell Charlie he is charging him with in a lawsuit?
(a) Adultery.
(b) Theft.
(c) Breach of contract.
(d) Embezzlement.

3. How does Charlie Citrine make a fortune?
(a) He writes a film score.
(b) He writes a best-selling novel.
(c) He wins the Nobel Prize.
(d) He writes a Broadway play.

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

5. What did George Swiebell do before he began his contracting business?
(a) He was a singer.
(b) He was an actor.
(c) He was a salesman.
(d) He wrote for a newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of of Von Humboldt Fleisher's book of ballads?

2. Why does Cantabile stay behind in the bathroom after speaking with Charlie?

3. What is the reason Magnasco does not want to call the police on Humboldt?

4. Who is Signor Caldofreddo?

5. When Humboldt and Kathleen visit Charlie after Humboldt had just given a reading at Yale, what does Kathleen intimate to Charlie she plans to do?

(see the answer key)

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