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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Ballad of Timothy Touchett".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Dos Passos’s works is Touchett asked to sign?
(a) The Big Money.
(b) Manhattan Transfer.
(c) The 42nd Parallel.
(d) 1919.

2. How much is Touchett paid for his first calligraphic efforts for Pennybrook?
(a) $500.
(b) $100.
(c) $50.
(d) $250.

3. In what year do Pushkin and Irina move to Moscow?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1918.

4. Which of the following so-called mystics does “The Ballad of Timothy Touchett” cite?
(a) Anaximander.
(b) Democritus.
(c) Parmenides.
(d) Heraclitus.

5. What is on offer at the bakery where Pushkin initially queues?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Cake.
(c) Black bread.
(d) White bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. The bakery to which Irina dispatches Pushkin is on what street?

2. The store to which Irina dispatches Pushkin for sugar is on what street?

3. Where does Touchett’s roommate work?

4. In whose memory is the anthology dedicated?

5. What was the common evening meal Pushkin and Irina shared as farmers?

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