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

2. Which of the following authors’ signatures does Touchett forge?
(a) Zafón.
(b) Wylie.
(c) O'Hara.
(d) Hart.

3. What quality is ascribed to the artist with whom Pushkin confers?
(a) Magnanimity.
(b) Loquaciousness.
(c) Perspicacity.
(d) Officiousness.

4. Which of the following is Touchett’s roommate?
(a) Bob.
(b) Jim.
(c) Tim.
(d) Dan.

5. In what city does Touchett have a grandmother?
(a) Chicago.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Tulsa.
(d) Kansas City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Dos Passos’s works is Touchett asked to sign?

2. How is Pushkin initially rewarded for queuing up for others?

3. Which of the following writers does Touchett idolize?

4. For what collective do Pushkin and Irina initially work in Moscow?

5. What is the name of the artist with whom Pushkin confers?

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