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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Farrell handle a life he hates?
(a) he runs marathons
(b) he drinks
(c) he takes drugs
(d) he plays poker

2. Where did Stingo get his nickname?
(a) at prep school in Virginia
(b) from his father
(c) when he was in the army
(d) in college, playing football

3. What's the first thing Stingo did with the money?
(a) buy a car
(b) ask the woman across the way out
(c) move to another place
(d) took a trip to Paris

4. Where is Stingo originally from?
(a) southern United States
(b) the midwest
(c) Texas
(d) Arizona

5. What does Stingo begin reading at work?
(a) art books
(b) more radical newspapers
(c) the Wall Street Journal
(d) already published novels

Short Answer Questions

1. After the sounds in question # 19 stop, what does Stingo hear?

2. As he sits in his room trying to write, what does Stingo hear?

3. How does Stingo respond to the Weasel's request?

4. How does Stingo feel about Sophie after he meets her?

5. To what later comedian does the older narrator compare Nathan?

(see the answer key)

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