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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ghosts, pgs. 185-210.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name that Blue uses when he disguises himself as a beggar?
(a) Billy Scarlet.
(b) Bobby Lilac.
(c) Jimmy Rose.
(d) Tommy Violet.

2. What does Stillman do with the object that he examines during his walks in Chapter 8 of the novel?
(a) He throws them in the garbage.
(b) He writes something about them in a red notebook.
(c) He sells them on eBay.
(d) He puts them in his pockets.

3. According to Stillman, how is man like an egg?
(a) Like an egg, man is white.
(b) Like an egg, man is tempramental.
(c) Like an egg, man is easily cracked.
(d) Like an egg, man is pure potential; he is not fully realized.

4. After Quinn runs out of money and leaves the alleyway, he sees his reflection in a mirror. His own image reminds him of whom?
(a) Jonathon Swift.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) Robinson Crusoe.
(d) Peter Stillman.

5. Why does Stillman choose to carry out his project in New York?
(a) Because brokeness is everywhere in the city.
(b) Because he is a Mets fan.
(c) Because he has family there.
(d) Because it is the financial capital of the nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Blue go to watch Jackie Robinson play baseball?

2. What is the number of the box at the Brooklyn Post Office to which Blue sends his monthly reports?

3. What instrument does Quinn use for the first drafts of all of his writing?

4. In Chapter 8, what is the message spelled out by the letters of the maps?

5. What does Quinn find when he returns to his apartment?

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