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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Locked Room, Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what is the message spelled out by the letters of the maps?
(a) THE TOWER OF BABEL.
(b) THE MYTH OF BABEL.
(c) THE NEW BABEL.
(d) THE MYTH OF PARADISE.

2. On what condition does Quinn agree to continue following Stillman after thirteen days of repetitive action, per his telephone consultation with Virginia Stillman?
(a) On the condition that he is given a company car.
(b) On the condition that he be able to talk to Stillman.
(c) On the condition that Virginia Stillman kisses him again.
(d) On the condition that he is given a raise in pay.

3. How does the narrator respond to the rumor that Fanshawe never existed and that he had written the works himself?
(a) He laughs and compares Fanshawe to Shakespeare.
(b) He is flattered and promotes the rumors.
(c) He cries and refuses to speak to anyone for a week.
(d) He becomes angry and denies the rumors.

4. Why is the narrator apprehensive about opening the suitcases and reading Fanshawe's work?
(a) He worries that he will read something very personal about Sophie and Fanshawe's relationship.
(b) He remembers that Fanshawe liked to write about things that did not interest him.
(c) He has too much of his own work to do and is worried about the time it will take.
(d) He doesn't want Fanshawe's work to be bad, but neither does he want it to be good.

5. What is the amount of the monetary advance White gives Blue?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) Fifty dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what occasion does the sexual relationship between the narrator and Sophie Fanshawe begin?

2. Where is Sophie Fanshawe from originally?

3. Whom does White want Blue to keep an eye on?

4. Where does Blue read about Gold and the case of the murdered child?

5. Where do Sophie and the narrator meet to discuss Fanshawe's work at the narrator's suggestion?

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