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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8, Through p. 236.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Charlie's original family name?
(a) Sistine.
(b) Sistrine.
(c) Tsitrine.
(d) Cistrain.

2. Who gave Charlie an embroidered needlepoint cushion when he and Renata had a falling out?
(a) Doris Scheldt.
(b) Demmie Vonghel.
(c) Mary Pickford.
(d) Allie Kabibble.

3. Who arranges for Renata and Charlie to get together at a subway bar?
(a) Scheldt.
(b) Koffritz.
(c) Karamazov.
(d) Szathmar.

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

5. Why does Humboldt say his mother used to send him to Chicago?
(a) To go to school.
(b) To make some money.
(c) To find a wife.
(d) To spy on his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose long letters does Charlie read while waiting on jury duty?

2. What happens to Charlie's Mercedes-Benz one night in Chicago?

3. Where is Charlie's family originally from?

4. What is the name of the private eye Humboldt hired?

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

(see the answer key)

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