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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As he sits in his room trying to write, what does Stingo hear?
(a) air raid sirens
(b) the unmistakable sounds of sex in the apartment above him
(c) loud music from next door
(d) a fire engine coming down the street

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

3. What does Sophie tell Stingo about how her life before the war was?
(a) domestic bliss and harmony in her parents' home
(b) her mother and father fought all the time
(c) she was an orphan
(d) it was hard and they were poor

4. How does Stingo respond to the Weasel's request?
(a) he refuses to conform
(b) he straightens up and gets promoted
(c) he quits immediately
(d) he pretends to change

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Weasel want from Stingo?

2. What religion was Sophie when young?

3. Where did Stingo get his nickname?

4. Where did Stingo obtain employment when he moved to New York?

5. Where is Sophie working in 1947, in America?

(see the answer key)

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